How to make the overflow a bit more quiet

Paul Vincent Craven · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

I've got an Oceanic 75 system I bought used. The tank has an in-tank
overflow, which is really loud. Not in a pleasent cascading water sort
of way, but in a never-ending flushing toilet sort of way. The sump is
pretty quiet, but the process of water falling into the tube is the
problem.

I thought about putting an elbow of the intake so the water would be
more of a 'slide' in, rather than a straight fall into the tank. I
don't know if this would help.

Anyone have good tips on silencing the overflow?

Paul Vincent Craven
paul@cravenfamily.com
http://www.cravenfamily.com

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Dragon Slayer · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 440

search for a "durso" standpipe. IME they are very quite.

kc

"Paul Vincent Craven" wrote in message@posting.google.com...
> I've got an Oceanic 75 system I bought used. The tank has an in-tank
> overflow, which is really loud. Not in a pleasent cascading water sort
> of way, but in a never-ending flushing toilet sort of way. The sump is
> pretty quiet, but the process of water falling into the tube is the
> problem.
>
> I thought about putting an elbow of the intake so the water would be
> more of a 'slide' in, rather than a straight fall into the tank. I
> don't know if this would help.
>
> Anyone have good tips on silencing the overflow?
>
> Paul Vincent Craven
> paul@cravenfamily.com
> http://www.cravenfamily.com