Dump valve/flush valve question

[riparks]

Thanks to all of the help from this forum, we rebuilt our pond last year. Everything appears to working fine except the dump valve/flush valve. We have 2 55 gallon barrels as filters and my husband put a small spigot in the bottom of each barrel to drain the muck from the bottom of the filter. Needless to say, this is not working. I drained the barrels today because they were so full of gunk that it was flowing into the pond through the waterfall. Can someone please explain to me how to install a dump valve or something to drain the bottom of my barrels. The barrels are above ground and I would like to do it in place because they are plumber and glued. I've read several DIY on 55 gallon barrels and can't find exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.

 

[mrsclem]

2" shower drains are what most people use. Check the diy section on filters to see the setups. I just started a 3 barrel system.

 

[riparks]

Thanks for the reply. I've been reading drains, valves etc. all morning in the DIY section. I am looking for specific instructions on how to intall them. Lots of posts mention them, but no in depth instructions. I will probably be doing this myself and need really exact instructions, lol.

 

[koiguy1969]

http://www.gardenpon...attach_id=31237
SHOWER DRAIN AND BALLVALVE....TYPICAL FLUSH ASSEMBLY.

 

[riparks]

Thanks koiguy. This is exactly what I was looking for.

 

[DrCase]

Unless you have extra long arms it would be easier to cut the barrel loose
Than you can put the lines back together with NoHub or Fernco cpls

 

[riparks]

LOL, DrCase. I wa just thinking about that. I need to raise the swirler in one of the barrels and change the grate in both of them any way. What are NoHub/Ferno cpls? I've discovered over the past year that you really never finish tweaking things with your pond.