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Hi All,
Looking to solve a couple of issues with my current setup and need advise on plumbing.
I need to increase turnover through my system and make my drain quieter (Glass-holes overflow box rated for 1500GPH - two 1.5" drains). Pump is a Blueline 30HD in the basement pumping up to the first floor - 13ft in height through 3/4' flexible tubing, a swing check valve and a Vertex Mocean return. I'm currently only getting around 190 GPH at the DT or 2.7x/hour turnover.
Would increasing my return pipe from 3/4" flex to 1.5" flex make an appreciable difference? If so, does increasing my return lines to 1.5" mean I have to increase the intake line to 1.5" (would mean drilling a bigger bulkhead for the sump)? I'm not sure I have access to drill another 1.5" hole in the floor to run the target return line, so would pluming 1.5" pipe for the first 8feet of vertical pipe and then reducing to 3/4" flex tube have any meaningful impact? the pump has 3/4" threaded input and output.
Another option would be changing out the pump for a Jebao DCP-20,000 or similar. I'd like to change the plumbing as a first option and see how the existing pump does but again, I'm limited by space constraints.
Thanks,
Looking to solve a couple of issues with my current setup and need advise on plumbing.
I need to increase turnover through my system and make my drain quieter (Glass-holes overflow box rated for 1500GPH - two 1.5" drains). Pump is a Blueline 30HD in the basement pumping up to the first floor - 13ft in height through 3/4' flexible tubing, a swing check valve and a Vertex Mocean return. I'm currently only getting around 190 GPH at the DT or 2.7x/hour turnover.
Would increasing my return pipe from 3/4" flex to 1.5" flex make an appreciable difference? If so, does increasing my return lines to 1.5" mean I have to increase the intake line to 1.5" (would mean drilling a bigger bulkhead for the sump)? I'm not sure I have access to drill another 1.5" hole in the floor to run the target return line, so would pluming 1.5" pipe for the first 8feet of vertical pipe and then reducing to 3/4" flex tube have any meaningful impact? the pump has 3/4" threaded input and output.
Another option would be changing out the pump for a Jebao DCP-20,000 or similar. I'd like to change the plumbing as a first option and see how the existing pump does but again, I'm limited by space constraints.
Thanks,