Recent content by brad miley

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    Picking up on the discussion "Air build-up in a siphon system"

    I keep the discharge tube's outlet end in the woods submerged in a full 3-gallon bucket and simply let it overflow. I think this is the same effect as an upturn in the tube? I then cover the 3-gallon bucket with a larger 10-gallon bucket for freeze protection. I'm sorry I did not have that...
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    Picking up on the discussion "Air build-up in a siphon system"

    In 2018 after having suffered several 4- and 5-day power outages, I started to develop a siphon system that I hoped would automatically and continuously remove ground water from our basement's sump basin. (Siphon specs. at our house: head 58", apex height above source water 80" (apex is directly...
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    How can a mechanism regulate flow and eliminate gas buildup in a syphon system?

    Several years ago I found your thread (now inactive) called "How can I get rid of air buildup in a syphon system". I am not a physicist, I am a tool and die maker and it really helped me get a better understanding of the problem and confirm what I was seeing. Since then, I have developed a...