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Posted by CL \"dnoyeB\" Gilbert on July 10, 2008, 8:35 am
RepairNovice wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:56:12 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) hofmann@att.net"
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>>My system here in Illinois, USA does not have an air vent, neither did
>>eitherof my systems when I lived back in New Jersey. How is the vent
>>connected?
>>
>>Bob Hofmann
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>
> Well, when I installed it this evening I was trying to kill two birds
> with one stone.
>
> I had a hole in the ABS piping with a small tube running into it (long
> story). I wanted to cut out the hole section and at the same time
> install this air vent.
>
> I cut about three or four inches of pipe, enough to be replaced by the
> pipe fitting and air vent. The air vent fitting is now standing
> upright as I was told it should.
>
> It is located approx. 5 feet above the check valve and I'm hoping that
> this distance is OK.
>
> This is approx. what it looks like, if this drawing comes through OK:
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> TIA
That's very odd. Which way does the water flow? This is the water leaving
the sump and exiting the house right? Wouldn't the water just flow right
out of the air vent? Whats the point of an air vent here?
My setup also does not have an air vent. But I did add a clean-out pipe to
it that should hold some air which should reduce the hammering a bit. Not
sure how well it works for that purpose.
clean-out plug
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