Beananimal Overflow - Ball or Gate Valve?

[mark]

Originally Posted by molotov

Plus once it's set you never have to mess with it.

you're luckier than me, find I'll open up my valve maybe a couple of times a year to clear snails, then it's readjusting time again.

[Wheelman76]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

It's one of those things where you hate it because you're going to drop $30 for something you'll only use once, but a gate valve is worth every penny. Makes life SOOOOOOO much easier.

+1

[duncangweller]

That will do the job. When you plumb it in just make sure you use a 'union' on at least one side of it so you can remove the valve and re-use it if you move/upgrade etc etc.

Dunc

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[sphelps]

With a Beananimal overflow it's similar to a herbie but has a third drain which is a standard standpipe. The idea is to adjust the valve so you get a small amount of flow through the standpipe. This is easily achieved with a ball valve, I see no reason really to spring for a gate valve. If you want to fine tune it with a gate valve then simplify the overflow and go straight herbie with only two drains but IMO using a gate valve on a Beananimal kind defeats the purpose of that particular design.