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03/19/2018, 12:44 PM | #1 |
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Initial sump/fuge design
Please let me know if I have a decent plan. Nothing is to scale and heights for baffles are yet to be determined. Figured what I would do is after I actually get the equipment size everything then with some extra space in mind for future equipment upgrades/changes.
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03/19/2018, 02:06 PM | #2 |
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Looks just fine/simple..
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03/19/2018, 05:35 PM | #4 |
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Looks fine to me to. One thing to consider is if u make the baffle separating the return & fuge more then about 1” taller then the water level in the return section, u will need to do it in a way that u can keep it quiet. They have ways to do it if u want the fuge deeper then the rest of the sump, but u don’t want water falling more then around 1” over a baffle or it will get loud. The design & baffle layout look fine to me. I’m a fan of keeping it simple & not trying to squeeze so much into a sump that the entire sump ends up suffering
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03/19/2018, 07:56 PM | #6 |
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I think it will depend on the setup. U may find that u need as much room as possible in the sump for the extra water when the return is off. If that’s the case I would just make the return/fuge baffle about 1/2” talker then the second baffle in the bubble trap.
If u decide u are going to have the fuge 3 or 4” deeper then the rest of the sump then what I would do is cut the baffle to where it is 1 to 1.5” from the top of the sump. Then drill a hole in the baffle for a bulkhead at the hieght u want the water level. Then u can attach a 90 & a section of pipe to the bulkhead so the water exits at or below the water level in the return section. That way u don’t have a 3 or 4” waterfall going over the baffle. I keep saying 3 or 4” because that is the only way I see it worth doing it. If u can only have a 1.5” or 2” difference in water levels then u may as well just go 1” deeper so u don’t have to deal with the extra work involved in the bulkhead & pipe extension idea. |
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03/20/2018, 06:11 AM | #8 |
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Looks just like I did, the baffle on my fuge is 11" tall, water falls about 2 inches into return, very slow flow, and is silent
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