Countermeasure Against Flooding

[Limpc]

Hi all,

I have a beckett skimmer sitting above my sump since I have no room to house the skimmer within the sump or same level as the sump.

If there is a power outage, all the water within the skimmer will flow down to sump and hence, flooding will occur. (Please refer to the attached sketch).

What are the possible countermeasures against the flooding possibility?

All suggestions are welcome.

Thanks all,

Cheers !

[ryanlio]

these are the options i will try:

1. if sump capacity permits, reduce the water in sump so that water displaced from skimmer can be contained in the sump

2. create pipings as pic attached. make sure the height of the pipe is lower than collection cap opening.

HTH

[Limpc]

I like the pipe idea. brilliant.

any bros got further idea?