herbie and basement sump

WarDog · #1 01-23-2014, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mark

you say can't get overflow silent, but where's the noise? Is it gurgling in the line below the gate valve?

With mine I placed the gate just above the sump so the drain is full of water and area around the tank is silent.

+1. Move the valve to the basement just above the sump.

MarkoD · #2 01-23-2014, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by WarDog

+1. Move the valve to the basement just above the sump.

but how would that work with adjusting the valve. wont making adjustments be a huge pain in the butt. always going up and down for every minor adjustment.

mark · #3 01-23-2014, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

but how would that work with adjusting the valve. wont making adjustments be a huge pain in the butt. always going up and down for every minor adjustment.

couple of times up and down the stairs every 6 weeks re-adjusting after opening to flush out the snail shells not a big deal. Usually though what causes need for adjustment is filter sock dirty, swap it then don't even need to touch the valve.

MarkoD · #4 01-23-2014, 03:48 AM

Seems like I've adjusted this one 100 time so far and i can't get it right

ronau · #5 01-23-2014, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

Seems like I've adjusted this one 100 time so far and i can't get it right

Is it salty yet? I haven't tested this yet but I've heard that Herbies can't be tuned with freshwater.

MarkoD · #6 01-23-2014, 01:15 PM

Yup it's salty. I have it kinda quiet now. But there seems to be a gushing sound at the valve. Like water isn't going through smooth

mark · #7 01-23-2014, 01:21 PM

even with a gate valve it's very very small adjustments then need to wait few minutes between touching it. Also first time up might take a bit of playing cause you're balancing against your sump level, height in overflow, evap and ATO. When I converted from Dursos to get everything how I wanted ended up adjusting height of last baffle. Since then truly pretty much set and forget.

MarkoD · #8 01-23-2014, 01:25 PM

Oh that could be the issue then. I'm using a Rubbermaid as a sump until I take apart my other tank and move the sump. There's no baffle in this Rubbermaid so the water level is all over the place