pics of my new w/d,bulkheads,and some questions

[midnight]

its been running for a bit.

is the water that high on everyone elses bulkheads?

i added a little water,drawers need to be lowered,kinda loud.
wanted alot more water in the sump.
theres more in the sump now then in the last pics tho.

 

[importracer]

wanted alot more water in the sump.
theres more in the sump now then in the last pics tho.

Try drilling some more holes in the drawer bottoms...

 

[midnight]

its not that,its the bulkhead i think
the drawers drain fine,the bulk seems to be blocking it.
look in it,its clear
the water is above the bulk now,is that normal?
thanks for the replies

 

[midnight]

is the water that high on everyone elses bulkheads?

above the bulks?

 

[CHOMPERS]

Add another 1" bulkhead, then tee the two together before entering your wet/dry.

 

[midnight]

no one can say if there water level is higher then there bulkheads?
adding another bulk doesnt help if somethings wrong with the first one

 

[midnight]

update:
pump burnt up due to low water level.
this diy w/d STINKS BAD.
so on that note,keep an eye out for a new thread.
im getting a new pump and going to re design this w/d so i cant smell it and the water level is higher.

 

[Tongue33]

Your pump was running more water than your tank was draining !!! ??? I thought it was only a 265 gph pump...? ... Crappy.. How high was the level in the sump? And what was the water level in the tank..

Definately raise the water level to just over the bulkheads .. then fill your sump to about an inch or more over the intake.. then open the drains on the bulkheads and turn the pump on...

I always try to keep an inch or two over my submersible pump..

 

[midnight]

Your pump was running more water than your tank was draining !!! ??? I thought it was only a 265 gph pump...? ...

yup,1" overflow 3/4" return 258gph pump,and alot of peeps said to get a bigger pump lol

How high was the level in the sump? And what was the water level in the tank.

go back one page in this thread,at the bottom theres pics.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Here's the results for that overflow calculator...

Using the following input parameters
Gallons per Hour = 600
Drain and Overflow sizes are calculated as
Recommended minimum drain pipe diameter = 1.01 inches
Recommended minimum linear overflow size = 9 inches

Using the following input parameters
Gallons per Hour = 325
Drain and Overflow sizes are calculated as
Recommended minimum drain pipe diameter = 0.74 inches
Recommended minimum linear overflow size = 5 inches




I am glad it wasn't just my math that was off. There are some sort of variables that cause gravity feeds to not follow the math. Dunno...

I have three one inch overflows and I am flowing about three hundred gallons per hour. But that is not due to the overflows. I went overkill because that is what ya do.