duro stand pipe

[pewter_jean]

It seems that the water level in the one overflow box has dropped. When I put my finger over the hole on top of the stand pipe it is just making noise. Not the sudden rise that I would usally get.
The water level is just barely touching the opening of the standpipe.
Why did it suddenly drop. If it was clogged would the water level rise, I just know when ever I poke the toothpick into the hole on top, the water will suddenly rise. And after I take it out, it drop back to where it was. I have adjusted anything, or changed any thing so I not sure what is going on. But if the water was just a hair lower, it would be under the opening and the flow would be broken.

 

[capncapo]

Sounds like the water may be leaking into the bulkhead where the stand pipe goes into it. Try putting some teflon tape around the pipe and see if that makes a difference. Could be that the bulkhead has a crack too.

 

[mjpelikan]

if it isn't leaking on to your floor, and the overflow isn't making the water falling sound... is it really a problem

 

[DrBDC]

When I plug the hole on mine it lowers the water level by creating a suction.

 

[zt444a]

Could it be salt creep inside the pipe? Have something you could bend, possibly a paperclip, and clean around the inside of the hole?

 

[pewter_jean]

Ok, checked the bulk head, it is dry (so I gues it is ok) floor of stand and around stand dry (very good sign). I stick a toothpick in the hole at the top of the stand pipe every weekend when I am doing tank maintainance. so I know the hole on the top is not pluged, but I just stuck it again anyway. no good. Still way down. It is just the one side.
Yes it is makeing a lot of noise - the water sounds like I have a water fall in my living room. That is what brought it to my attention. Now last night the tank burped, and the overflow box filled up and all seemed fine. Come home this morning and there it is again, all the way back down.
Doc, why does your water go down when you plug the hole, and mine goes up when I plug my hole? I don't understand that.
Anyway here are a couple pictures so you can see what is going on.
I know they are dark, the the tank lights weren't on yet.

The only thing i can think of right now is, maybe the seam started leaking for some reason, I know I glued that section together. If it
is that seam, how hard would it be to fix? Would I have to make another stand pipe for that overflow? And pull that side of the tank apart?

 

[Chelsey]

Is that seam glued very well Rena? I ask because at the "neck" there's lots of purple and then at that seam there's none. I wouldn't think you'd have to make another standpipe if it's leaking there...just pull that part off and make another one Is there any way that it could be leaking at the bottom of the tank, where the standpipe comes out of? I know that the water level would be lower if that was leaking slowly. Hopefully a plumbing expert can jump in here soon and help you out...I just had my first experience with plumbing last weekend :lol:

 

[DrBDC]

You don't need to glue any of those parts at all. The reason it should go down is it creates a siphon or suction. Then it will pull the water level down until it sucks it down and breaks siphon. If you have no hole at all or if it's plugged it should go up and down with a toilet flush every time it reaches it's low point. The hole on top is to slightly slow the siphon function. If you had a really high gph pump you would want a smaller hole to suction harder and with a slower pump a larger hole. But that doesn't matter right now because it was working and just need to find what changed.

What sized pipe is the durso and what sized return pump is on that? Were those changed?

My thinking is maybe the return pump is needing cleaned or has something clogging it's intake and not putting out enough gph to get past the low point and get the siphon function going.

 

[pewter_jean]

Everything is exactly as i set it up in July. The stand pipe is what ever the web site stated to use. I can't remember the size. I followed the instructions exactly step by step. So it is what ever size that stated. The return is a mag 24, running full open. Like I stated before nothing is leaking, The holes at the top are open and clear. I haven't found any water any where it was not suppose to be. I will try to pull everything out and clean it up this weekend, maybe that will help. Maybe that seam isn't glued.... something wasn't glued. maybe it was that.

 

[pewter_jean]

Ok, just check the site, it is a 1 1/4 stand pipe.
Come on help, The over flow just filled up again and then drain, boy was that loud. My cats are freaking out. It sounds like somebody sipping the last little bit of a milk shake, SLURP, GURGLE, CHUNG,, SLURP, GURGLE, CHUNG, FLUSH, about once every minute. and it is quit loud, I hear it all the way at the back of the apartment, 3 rooms down.
Oh yeah, I did try to push the top down on to the pipe better, if it was that seam, seems like it might have been a little loose, but it did no good.

 

[Markk96]

It sounds to me that you have an issue with air in your pvc runs. What is the distance from the overflow to the sump and the pump back to the tank.

Here is one of mine I just made last week. I put mine together and did not glue anything. I also use about 12" of airliine tubing going down from the top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Markk96/200 Gallon/DSC01304.jpg

 

[pewter_jean]

Around 7:30 tonight the tank belched again, the overflow filled up, and so far has stayed filled up. Right now it is running higher that it usally does. now the water line is just under the top cap. Is this normal?