How do i prevent an overflow?

[BryanDuggan]

This is a question that's been bugging me for a while.

When the power to the return pump is turned off I have to suck the air out of that U bend to get the flow going again. I'm concerned that if I have a brief power loss when I'm not home that I'll end up over flowing the DT, and potentially a burning up the return pump. Electrically there must be a way to keep power from kicking back on after an outage, yes??

 

[PaulM]

You can hook up a aqua lifter to the u tube to suck the air out. Or put your pump on a UPS.


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[mrehfeld]

+1 on the aqualifter solution

 

[dirtycontour]

The U-tube shouldn't lose siphon when the return is shut down. Sorry, that wasn't very helpful..

 

[mrehfeld]

The U-tube shouldn't lose siphon when the return is shut down. Sorry, that wasn't very helpful..

True with a hang on overflow, but if you're using a simple siphon to drain into a sump the u would lose its siphon. I'm thinking he is doing something like this.

 

[dirtycontour]

True with a hang on overflow, but if you're using a simple siphon to drain into a sump the u would lose its siphon. I'm thinking he is doing something like this.

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Ahhh, gotcha.

 

[dppitone]

If you can't fix the suction problem, you can get a power strip/box that has a starter on it, so the button has to be held down to turn it on. It won't go on automatically after the power feed to it is turned off.

 

[BryanDuggan]

I actually have a hang on overflow.

 

[mrehfeld]

I've got nothing it should just restart when the water starts flowing again

 

[Empire]

You can get a controller- my newly acquired reef angel will shut off my return pump if the waterlevel in my display is too high.

 

[dirtycontour]

What brand and model overflow is it?