Flame Angel
Past BRS Pres/2016MOD
You know when you think something is off and you choose to ignore it... Well guess what, I thought I saw foot prints in the house the other day when I came home(Mr. Murphy). The tank was spraying bubbles and I figured, well must need some water. So I added about 1/2-3/4 gallon to the sump. Went to work the next morning and came home from work. Hmmmm, saw some foot prints again and the door was unlocked(Mr. Murphy). The tank was spraying bubbles again, so I added a little more water and thought that seemed weird.
Got up this moring and the window was open and more foot prints(Mr.Murphy). The tank was spraying bubbles again, so I decided to look a little more deeper. Hmmmmmm, no signs of a leak in the stand, in the sump or in the front where the carpet is.
Went around the back and felt the carpet. Hmmmmmmmmmm, seems a little wet, but not bad. Followed the plumbing up to the overflow box and everything looked okay. But this time Mr. Murphy left foot prints on the wet rug in back of the tank, so I knew something was up.
I go and grab the drain hose off the bottom of the overflow box and panic set in... What do I do, oh noooooooooooooooooo! Quick, pull the plug to the pump. Okay, ohhhh no the water is pouring back into the sump from the out flow hose.... quick lift it out of the water to break the suction.
Okay, relax I need to get to work... Well that did not happen. Called my lead guy and told him I would not be in and to watch the crew today.
Ran to Home Depot and no luck there. Had to wait for a pool spa place to open at 9am, so I went and had breakfast as there was nothing I could do. At least they had heat and a Koralia moving the water around. Waited until 9am and went to the local pool/spa shop and nothing. The only hose he had was 6' long and would only cause an issue in the long run.
Of course he had a saltwater tank there and started talking about the club, meeting and the forum etc.
Ran up to Salem and hit all the local LFS there and luckily one was open by 10am. (I cannot say there name because I am on the BOD). But thank goodness they were open, so I got what I needed and talked for a few minutes.
Got home around 11:30am and hooked everything back up. Oh noooooo, it's not working. The overflow box was now leaking from the "O" Ring, so I had to pull everything back off again and tighten up the fitting. Put everything back together again and things looked good at 12:30, so I ran to work in Boston.
Needless to say, 5.5hrs later with 2.5 hours on the road and $40.00 later(including breakfast/coffee/gas-not from breakfast). Everything looks fine in the world again and Mr. Murphy better not make anymore visits while I am not home. I really need to have a talk with the two big dogs that must have been sleeping when he came by. He must be buddies with that Allstate mayhem guy.
Well, 30 years using an overflow box and this is the first issue I have ever had.
Look out weekend, here I come!
Got up this moring and the window was open and more foot prints(Mr.Murphy). The tank was spraying bubbles again, so I decided to look a little more deeper. Hmmmmmm, no signs of a leak in the stand, in the sump or in the front where the carpet is.
Went around the back and felt the carpet. Hmmmmmmmmmm, seems a little wet, but not bad. Followed the plumbing up to the overflow box and everything looked okay. But this time Mr. Murphy left foot prints on the wet rug in back of the tank, so I knew something was up.
I go and grab the drain hose off the bottom of the overflow box and panic set in... What do I do, oh noooooooooooooooooo! Quick, pull the plug to the pump. Okay, ohhhh no the water is pouring back into the sump from the out flow hose.... quick lift it out of the water to break the suction.
Okay, relax I need to get to work... Well that did not happen. Called my lead guy and told him I would not be in and to watch the crew today.
Ran to Home Depot and no luck there. Had to wait for a pool spa place to open at 9am, so I went and had breakfast as there was nothing I could do. At least they had heat and a Koralia moving the water around. Waited until 9am and went to the local pool/spa shop and nothing. The only hose he had was 6' long and would only cause an issue in the long run.
Of course he had a saltwater tank there and started talking about the club, meeting and the forum etc.
Ran up to Salem and hit all the local LFS there and luckily one was open by 10am. (I cannot say there name because I am on the BOD). But thank goodness they were open, so I got what I needed and talked for a few minutes.
Got home around 11:30am and hooked everything back up. Oh noooooo, it's not working. The overflow box was now leaking from the "O" Ring, so I had to pull everything back off again and tighten up the fitting. Put everything back together again and things looked good at 12:30, so I ran to work in Boston.
Needless to say, 5.5hrs later with 2.5 hours on the road and $40.00 later(including breakfast/coffee/gas-not from breakfast). Everything looks fine in the world again and Mr. Murphy better not make anymore visits while I am not home. I really need to have a talk with the two big dogs that must have been sleeping when he came by. He must be buddies with that Allstate mayhem guy.
Well, 30 years using an overflow box and this is the first issue I have ever had.
Look out weekend, here I come!
