Hi,
I have been building my own filter system that has separate enclosed sumps which then feed into an inline heater and then the pump. I am beginning to test the system and I am having a problem in which the inline heater is not fully filling with water. The inline heater design is based on the typical designs I have seen online and no one mentions an issue with trapped air. The waterflow is top to bottom, which from what I can tell is standard with this type of design. Since the tube is not fully filling with water a lot of air is getting pushed into my pump causing it to cavitate.
Can some please look at my design (pictures attached) and let me know if you see an error in my build or if there are any hints/tricks to get the tube to fully fill. I am at a loss on how to accomplish this.
Thanks,
Somail
I have been building my own filter system that has separate enclosed sumps which then feed into an inline heater and then the pump. I am beginning to test the system and I am having a problem in which the inline heater is not fully filling with water. The inline heater design is based on the typical designs I have seen online and no one mentions an issue with trapped air. The waterflow is top to bottom, which from what I can tell is standard with this type of design. Since the tube is not fully filling with water a lot of air is getting pushed into my pump causing it to cavitate.
Can some please look at my design (pictures attached) and let me know if you see an error in my build or if there are any hints/tricks to get the tube to fully fill. I am at a loss on how to accomplish this.
Thanks,
Somail