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Unread 03/07/2018, 09:18 AM   #7
ca1ore
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Originally Posted by mhsmith View Post
So how does that work if you have an external overflow?
Not sure I completely understand the question? Most external overflows are plumbed through the back of the tank, not through the bottom ..... ? If you mean a standard corner overflow then, yes, they are plumbed through the bottom but not 'open' to the full volume of the tank. So if you have to service the bulkhead, you just drain down the overflow rather than the entire tank.


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