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    Inverted P-trap with Vacuum Breaker

    katmar, thanks for the input. My issue may be that i dont have 4.5ft between bottom of P-trap and top of header. If I reduced the vacuum set point to the lower limit of 1/4" mercury/.28 ft (or somewhere closer to the actual height) it should help. Doing this would just introduce air into the...
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    Inverted P-trap with Vacuum Breaker

    Hello. I am working on an open loop cooling water system. The system has an open to atmosphere holding tank with pumps. On the return side just before the atmospheric holding tank I have an inverted P-trap and vacuum breaker to prevent the system from siphoning back when the system is turned...
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    Water Tank Cost Estimate

    MJCronin, Thanks for the link to that website. I used that website several years back, but wasn't able to find it this time when I went looking for it.
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    Water Tank Cost Estimate

    Can anyone help with a ballpark estimate of what a 10,000 gal water tank would cost? Do you know of any online estimating resources?

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