Need unconventional plumbing help

[rhody605]

Sorry to hear of your troubles. Ive seen the pictures in your build thread and was impressed. Such a shame some people don't stand by their work and stick with it till it works.

Hope you can get some help.

[asylumdown]

yah, I'm still kicking myself for agreeing to let them keep working on our house. I had another company lined up to finish the job (at 10 times the cost, because they were walking in to someone else's mess), but they couldn't start until mid June, but our house builder was adamant that the original company could start the next day and be done in a week. Even if the company I had lined up didn't start until mid-June, they would have been done by now, flood included. So, joke's on me. Again.

The problem with the current plumbing is probably a simple fix, and might only require a back-flow preventer, I just don't want to get down there and start cutting things apart without someone who knows this stuff a little better telling me whether that's a good idea or not.

[kien]

Maybe post some pictures of this disaster of a water feature? It sounds like you need a well place check valve or two (or three) ?

[geweagle]

Pictures would certainly help.

Checkvalves always fail. yes you might get a year or two out of them but they will fail. Also things freeze. And heck valve when they have water in them, even a little and freeze are toost. So you need a better solution. Gravity can be your friend or enemy, its all how you arrnage things.

Some pictures would help

[Nate]

Pmd I like challenges

[11purewater]

You may just need an airbreak in the right place.