Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump

are they made well? Had any problems? Do you think if I connected it to the top of my overflow it would keep the air out of the line? Thanks for the quite reply
 
I have been using one for an auto top off for some 9 months with no problems at all..when I had my nano cube setup, I used one for exactly what you are saying...I slipped an air line from the bottom up to the top of my U tube to keep the air out and it worked fine, I had the output side of the tubing dumping back into the overflow chamber so I wouldn`t end up siphoning the tank ...HTH

Wess
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273036#post6273036 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WessB
I have been using one for an auto top off for some 9 months with no problems at all..when I had my nano cube setup, I used one for exactly what you are saying...I slipped an air line from the bottom up to the top of my U tube to keep the air out and it worked fine, I had the output side of the tubing dumping back into the overflow chamber so I wouldn`t end up siphoning the tank ...HTH

Wess
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So you "fish-ed" a tube up the pvc and sucked out the air? You didn't have it attached to the peak all the time?
 
I used one of those clear acrylic u tubes and just stuck a piece of air line into the end of the U tube that was in the overflow box and fed enough of it in so that it went to the very top of the u tube and it kept all of the accumulated air out of the u tube...and by dumping the outlet of the pump back in to the same overflow box it could only draw the tank overflow down to the bottom of that part of the U tube and then would suck air...if that makes any sense...not attached to the peak..more like shoved up to the peak....

Wess
 
I just ordered one myself - I figured for $12.00 how could I go wrong?
I'm going to use mine for an auto topoff. From what I understand they work great with the following overflows also:

One Piece Overflow

Been thinking about picking one up myself and converting over from the traditional U tube.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273196#post6273196 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Galford
I just ordered one myself - I figured for $12.00 how could I go wrong?
I'm going to use mine for an auto topoff. From what I understand they work great with the following overflows also:

One Piece Overflow

Been thinking about picking one up myself and converting over from the traditional U tube.
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order the filter too, cheap insurance.
 
I saw that but is it really worth if if all I am doing is dosing RO/DI? Other problem is I have already placed my order.... DOH!
 
I remember reading that people were having problems with those overflows. That is why I made my own. Can't remember where I read it though
 
That would probably explain the price... Well I would do a search for some more information on the topic but search seems to be out of the question for those of us that aren't memebers or at least it has been for me for the last week.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273242#post6273242 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Galford
I saw that but is it really worth if if all I am doing is dosing RO/DI? Other problem is I have already placed my order.... DOH!
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I'll dose some kalk once in a while with my ro water. Like I said, cheap insurance. Can you call and have them add it?
 
My only caution on the aqua lifters is to check the hose connections. I am not blaming the pump as it was likely user error but one hose disconnected from my Aqua Lifter at 5:00am this past Sunday and I ended up with 6-8 gallons of water siphoned out into my dining room. I found it because my auto top off has an alarm when the reservoir is empty. That went off when the 6-8 gallons in the reservoir drained out. When the hose disconnected it fell down and started a siphon.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273345#post6273345 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisguy
My only caution on the aqua lifters is to check the hose connections. I am not blaming the pump as it was likely user error but one hose disconnected from my Aqua Lifter at 5:00am this past Sunday and I ended up with 6-8 gallons of water siphoned out into my dining room. I found it because my auto top off has an alarm when the reservoir is empty. That went off when the 6-8 gallons in the reservoir drained out. When the hose disconnected it fell down and started a siphon.
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What are you using your aqua lifer on?
 
I use an air stone for a filter. It also helps keep the tubing at the bottom of the top off water reservoir.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273693#post6273693 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roader247
I used one for about a year on a CPR overflow with no problems
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Do you get a lot of algae growth in the overflow?
 
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