Mag Drive Question

[chaos04]

has anyone had any issues with ball valveing down a mag drive. ( does it make it sound like a meat grinder????) Please if anyone has feed back let me know ASAP.

 

[IPT]

no direct experience, but I seem to recall that you are better off putting a "T" before the valve to bleed off the flow you don't want. Better for the pump and creates less restriction/backpressure. I just got a MAG drive and I think it is loud as it is.

 

[8BALL_99]

No Infact they use less power if you cut back the output with a ballvalve. Now if you cut back the input then you will cause the pump to cavitate and that makes ton of racket.

 

[chaos04]

thank u 8BALL_99 i have a Rio12HF and that thing sounds like a meat grinder. thanks i think i will get the MAG9 thanks

Justin

 

[jduck]

Yes putting a ball valve on the outflow is fine.

 

[anothermineral]

I had the same issue with my Mag24. I increased the output pipe diameter and then tee'd it to the specific output diameters I wanted. It substantialy reduced the noise.