Overflow tubing consideration

maroun.c · 11/28/2007, 01:13 AM

Could anyone explain if the size fo the tubing for the drain affects how noisy the overflow will be? do I need to have much bigger tube size for a quieter oveflow or is it best to have the water level go higher this way no air is sucked with the water? I can always have another wider tube higher just in case the tube cannot keep up at some stage.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Blown 346 · 11/28/2007, 01:52 AM

Yes drain size can lead to a noisy overflow, the size of the overflow piping will depend on how many gallons per hour your overflow is. Normaly for a 600 GPH overflow 1 inch works very well.

11/28/2007, 01:13 AM	#1
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	Overflow tubing consideration Could anyone explain if the size fo the tubing for the drain affects how noisy the overflow will be? do I need to have much bigger tube size for a quieter oveflow or is it best to have the water level go higher this way no air is sucked with the water? I can always have another wider tube higher just in case the tube cannot keep up at some stage. Thanks for any suggestions.

11/28/2007, 01:52 AM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Yes drain size can lead to a noisy overflow, the size of the overflow piping will depend on how many gallons per hour your overflow is. Normaly for a 600 GPH overflow 1 inch works very well.