Does my plumbing work? Diagram inside :)

bighaig · 05/26/2013, 01:03 PM

Hello guys,
I just finished putting my new tank together. Below is a diagram of the plumbing. Does it look fine? Any glaring issues? Each pipe to/from the sump has a gate valve (main drain), ball valve (emergency drain and return), as well as unions to take apart for cleaning.

Thanks for any advice!

silverwolf72 · 05/26/2013, 02:26 PM

Make sure your drains and returns are high enough that if you were to loose power that your sump doesn't overflow

bighaig · 05/26/2013, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I tested power outage scenarios 5 times yesterday and marked the max water level in the sump to prevent a flood. We do get quite a few power outages, so I'll test this at least once a month. My wife would drown me if the house flooded.

05/26/2013, 01:03 PM	#1
bighaig Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 266	Does my plumbing work? Diagram inside :) Hello guys, I just finished putting my new tank together. Below is a diagram of the plumbing. Does it look fine? Any glaring issues? Each pipe to/from the sump has a gate valve (main drain), ball valve (emergency drain and return), as well as unions to take apart for cleaning. Thanks for any advice!

05/26/2013, 02:26 PM	#2
silverwolf72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lake Forrest CA Posts: 1,732	Make sure your drains and returns are high enough that if you were to loose power that your sump doesn't overflow

05/26/2013, 04:23 PM	#3
bighaig Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 266	Yeah, I tested power outage scenarios 5 times yesterday and marked the max water level in the sump to prevent a flood. We do get quite a few power outages, so I'll test this at least once a month. My wife would drown me if the house flooded.