Herbie overflow users

[Chin_Lee]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

thanks, just what I needed.

Steve

steve this method makes the overflow dead quiet. Once you've had Herbie, you will never go back!

[jasond]

Originally Posted by Chin_Lee

Jasond
if you make sure you have secondary/emergency standpipe, i never had any problems with it. I do have to occasionaly open it up a 360 and then closing it again. it helps to write in numbers on the gate valve like a face of a clock so I know how much to unturn and turn back.

I do have an emergency standpipe, but the siphon break is to prevent water from going back to the sump through the return (back through the pump) if the pump were to lose power...otherwise a siphon is created from the tank to the sump. That make sense?

Stircrazy...lots of good info on here about the Herbie overflow, as well as reefcentral. Albert used to be the guy to speak with, not sure if he is still around or not...

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by jasond

Just wondering if you have any troubles with your siphon break clogging with your herbie overflows? Mine tends to get clogged up fairly quickly making me a little nervous...just wondering if there is a better alternative than unblocking/cleaning all the time.

Cheers

I don't really understand what you mean by a "siphon break" clogging. There is no siphon on a herbie - it's purely gravity driven. Do you mean the gate valve on your primary drain is clogging? If not, where exactly is the clog occurring?

Chin is right: make sure you have a second emergency drain ready.