My New Toy

untamed · #1 09-16-2007, 10:23 PM

Are you pulling water UP from the sump to get into the skimmer? Will the skimmer drain into the sump when the power is off? It looks to me like the pump wouldn't self prime in that position.

I must be missing something...

Jason McK · #2 09-16-2007, 11:01 PM

That is the recurc pump there is a feed pump in the sump

J

Delphinus · #3 09-16-2007, 11:07 PM

Err ... hmmm, actually now I see what he's saying too. If the power is off, won't the water drain out the skimmer via the feed pump line? Or is there some kind of check valve or is there an "up and down" part to the piping on the inside of the skimmer such that the water won't drain to the sump?

Ruth · #4 09-16-2007, 11:14 PM

Jason - where did you manage to find metric PVC to extend the drain line. I looked all over the place to try and find some but was never successful.

Jason McK · #5 09-16-2007, 11:24 PM

Yes the water will drain out of the feed line.
the supply pump is in the sump and is an Eheim Universal 1260. So when I power off the unit the Eheim starts first and when the RD is primed i turn on that pump.

J

Ruth I found the plumbing HERE

Redrover · #6 09-17-2007, 12:27 AM

Jason nice looking beast...are they built to go in sump

Jason McK · #7 09-17-2007, 02:02 AM

Ya BK have a full line of internal and external skimmers

J

untamed · #8 09-18-2007, 12:09 AM

I suppose that just means that the dragon will run dry for a few moments when power comes back on after a power failure. Within a few moments, the eheim would be pushing water into that pump so it wouldn't damage itself.

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Originally Posted by Jason McK

Yes the water will drain out of the feed line.
the supply pump is in the sump and is an Eheim Universal 1260. So when I power off the unit the Eheim starts first and when the RD is primed i turn on that pump.

J

Ruth I found the plumbing HERE