Eshopps 1000 hob over flow

[microrobot]

Hi everyone, so I recently purchased a eshopps 1000 hob overflow box and I was curious if anyone here had them before and what kind of plumbing was used because I just purchased mines and don’t know what size pvc or how to set it up thank you so much.

 

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Could someone please help this member out

I've not had that overflow, and a quick look at the product page doesn't offer a lot of help either

Good luck!

 

[UncommonSense]

I was curious if anyone here had them before

I have not, my only firsthand experience with a HOB overflow was with a CPR brand unit…

don’t know what size pvc

Eshopps own website, as well as various retailers describe this particular model as having “two 1 inch bulkheads”, so you’ll need to use 1” PVC fittings, at least to connect to this overflow’s included plumbing!

how to set it up

None of the retailers of this product even list if it’s included bulkheads are slip, or NPT (threaded), nor do they list the bulkhead’s material of construction…

This said, I’d assume it’s slip, and that you’ll need “all purpose pipe cement” (vs. pipe cement specific to PVC plastic only)…

This overflow does have two drains, and one does appear to have a shorter standpipe, so I think it’s also reasonable to assume it’s intended for a “Herbie” drain configuration… (I would recommend looking up a few photos of how this is arranged)

Basically, you’ll want to plumb this in 1” rigid PVC pipe, or possibly 1” tubing if lower maximum flow rate is acceptable!