check valve failed......

saltydude · 02/18/2010, 09:43 AM

I have read that checkvalves eventually fail and experienced this myself. I decided to eliminate the checkvalves all together and keep my sump filled to a certain level so it will not overflow. Works great and is quiet as it backfills. check valves were noisey..thump thump thump.
Any horror stories of your own to share?

fishysteve · 02/18/2010, 10:17 AM

They get too cruded up to work well unless you clean them very often. Siphon breaks in the return lines work better and are easlier to keep clean.

02/18/2010, 09:43 AM	#1
saltydude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 312	check valve failed...... I have read that checkvalves eventually fail and experienced this myself. I decided to eliminate the checkvalves all together and keep my sump filled to a certain level so it will not overflow. Works great and is quiet as it backfills. check valves were noisey..thump thump thump. Any horror stories of your own to share?

02/18/2010, 10:17 AM	#2
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	They get too cruded up to work well unless you clean them very often. Siphon breaks in the return lines work better and are easlier to keep clean. __________________ On a break