I have a large diameter line running to the pump, and coming out of the pump it immediately T's off to two smaller diameter lines. Due to height restriction, could I put this on the line feeding the pump, or on one of the discharge lines? Can you...
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There is a model available that should fit on the discharge of your pump that basically replaces that tee and will plumb into your piping that now connects to the tee.
419754
Hello Jo. Thanks for asking. You can place it at a height equivalent to the length of the tank draining tube. That's why they've given you the draining tube at a certain length, I suppose!But saying all that, my advice to you is to return it if you're in US, as you'll get your money back. It's a piece of junk!!!!
527566
I doubt it. I'm using the hanging brackets now and am having some issue with flow rate. I'm actually going to break down this weekend to investigate. It's meant to sit on shelf with tank or hang on.
923976
This is a great little pump. The specs are accurate as far as I can tell. It has a 3/8" male barbed hose fitting at the discharge, so you'd need an adapter to get it to fit your 1/2" system depending on what type fitting you have on your drip line. If it's a regular female garden hose fitting you'd need a short piece of 3/8" tubing and a 3/8" male barbed x male garden hose adapter. You'll need some 3/8" hose anyway for the intake side of the pump.
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All pumps are designed for a specific head and flow. Unless you are replacing a pump "in kind", no this or any other pump are far from being universal. You should consult the manufacturer and see how far and how high you need to discharge.
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Return side, you want the pump to be throttled back from the effluent (outgoing) side of the pump. If you out it on the influent(incoming) side of the pump you could create a situation where the pump is running and not enough water to getting to it. Pumps need to have as much water available to them as possible. Not only do I run small pumps in aquaculture systems, but I am maintenance manager for a rural water district maintaining their pumps as well.
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This is a very important issue. Yes, it's a 3/4" pipe thread at the inlet, but inside, the outlet opening is restricted down to about 9/32". So, you lose about 2/3 of your flow. I was redoing my long drip irrigation lines where I needed to maximize the flow. I returned mine and bought a bunch (14) at a big box store (blue/gray colors), which had much less restriction. In my opinion, it's more a volume issue and not so much a pressure issue, as the higher restriction increases the pressure, but lowers the volume. Now I get the flow I need. These are, however, nice little, well-made valves and I'd use them on an application where I didn't need that much volume. This is a very important issue. Yes, it's a 3/4" pipe thread at the inlet, but inside, the outlet opening is restricted down to about 9/32". So, you lose about 2/3 of your flow. I was redoing my long drip irrigation lines where I needed to maximize the flow. I returned mine and bought a bunch (14) at a big box store (blue/gray colors), which had much less restriction. In my opinion, it's more a volume issue and not so much a pressure issue, as the higher restriction increases the pressure, but lowers the volume. Now I get the flow I need. These are, however, nice little, well-made... » Read More This is a very important issue. Yes, it's a 3/4" pipe thread at the inlet, but inside, the outlet opening is restricted down to about 9/32". So, you lose about 2/3 of your flow. I was redoing my long drip irrigation lines where I needed to maximize the flow. I returned mine and bought a bunch (14) at a big box store (blue/gray colors), which had much less restriction. In my opinion, it's more a volume issue and not so much a pressure issue, as the higher restriction increases the pressure, but lowers the volume. Now I get the flow I need. These are, however, nice little, well-made valves and I'd use them on an application where I didn't need that much volume. « Show Less
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Brand new the pump was able to draw well above 6"... But after it was run for a while (often times dry) it would not reliably draw above 15"... I relocated my pumpbelow water level and it still works fine. It's a little slower than I would like so I may be replacing it with a larger pump.
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Not sure...unit is buried beneath my fountain. I seem to remember a 3/4" (garden hose thread) discharge and I added an 1 1/4" expander for the riser to the top of my fountain. Hope this helps...
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Any air leak upstream of the pump will kill the draw. The input fitting came loose on mine and allowed air to slip past the o-ring, killing the draw for me at one point. Any obstruction will do the same. Also, if the hose/tube you're using for pickup gets locked against the bottom (like putting your hand to a shop-vac hose), then you'll get obvious results, so be sure to use a stand-off and/or filter screen to help prevent this.
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we have several of these pumps and although it is possible to draw some oil from a system during any 400 to 600 micron system we consider this the best pump we have used. The pump has oil, the system has oil so oil can be an issue. I suggest you review your hookup and operational process before going further. Also the longer the hoses the more oil can be extracted from the system during evacuation. Lesser CFM pumps never pull hard enough to be problematic. We never use more than a 7 cfm model because of this situation. You could have a problem. We suggest you speak with a Yellow Jacket factory rep.
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I ran 3/4 in pvc line. Longer the distance bigger the line, same principle with the gas line.
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The container we have must be much like yours; the neck is less than a half inch high. We have had no problem. The threads on the pump go all the way to the open end.
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I ran mine separately. I suppose it could impede the flow if the pump (which discharges under pretty low pressure) was trying to push water into a pipe that already had static water sitting in it. The venturi pump has a check valve in it close to it's intake...which keeps the venturi primed...and of course also keeps the water from flowing back into the sump hole.
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yes willie...how do i do to replaced pump with low voltage pump. it's too strong pump. i have probllem with water flash out on floor. thanks you for asking.
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The hose is too long for us and therefore the pump runs instead of using gravity. If we cut the hose so it runs directly into the drain, will it keep the pump from running? Has anyone tried this??
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I don't have mine set up that was. I ran full size PVC pipe fot the drain. If you would like to set your system up for 3/4" or 5/8" drain your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowes plumbing department could help you with that system and it would be very inexpensive. The only concern I would have is the inlet of the pump and the back pressure you would have trying to funnel it into a smaller outlet. You might wnt to call the pump manufacturer for their advice as to how this would affect the pump.