jingato
08-20-2004, 08:00 PM
I have a dual 5 1/2" abay reservoir and I filled it up but there seems to be some excess air left in it that I can't get out. I have tilted it every wich way but had no luck.
The problem that is preventing the air from getting out os just a flaw in the design of the reservoir. The hole where you fill it up is sunkin in a little son that the cap can sit flush and look nice. To sink the hole in, there was a square piece of acrilic on inside of the reservoir where the hole is, and the cap screws into that.
That is what is preventing me from getting the air out because the little bit of air that is in there is at the very top (obviosly) and the hole is lower that where the air is and had that lip there. So the air can't get to the hole to get out because it can't get over the lip.
So, my solution is to drill a small hole at the top corner and fill it the rest of the way through that, then put and screw in it with a little rubber washer in ot to seal it. This way I would be able to get every last bit filled and have no air at all.
My question is. Is it worth the effort to go through all the trouble? Will it even make a difference? The air is not going through the hole system, just sitting at the top of the reservoir. My logic was that if I had it filled up completely, then the water coming in would automatically push the water out the other side and it would be less work for the pump. I say that because I've read online in other forums that with a reservoir the pump has to work a little harder because it has to pull the water out of the reservoir. I figiured if it was filled completly, then it would be the same as a closed loop. AM I wasting my time?
Thank you for your opinions
Sorry for the long post
The problem that is preventing the air from getting out os just a flaw in the design of the reservoir. The hole where you fill it up is sunkin in a little son that the cap can sit flush and look nice. To sink the hole in, there was a square piece of acrilic on inside of the reservoir where the hole is, and the cap screws into that.
That is what is preventing me from getting the air out because the little bit of air that is in there is at the very top (obviosly) and the hole is lower that where the air is and had that lip there. So the air can't get to the hole to get out because it can't get over the lip.
So, my solution is to drill a small hole at the top corner and fill it the rest of the way through that, then put and screw in it with a little rubber washer in ot to seal it. This way I would be able to get every last bit filled and have no air at all.
My question is. Is it worth the effort to go through all the trouble? Will it even make a difference? The air is not going through the hole system, just sitting at the top of the reservoir. My logic was that if I had it filled up completely, then the water coming in would automatically push the water out the other side and it would be less work for the pump. I say that because I've read online in other forums that with a reservoir the pump has to work a little harder because it has to pull the water out of the reservoir. I figiured if it was filled completly, then it would be the same as a closed loop. AM I wasting my time?
Thank you for your opinions
Sorry for the long post