posted 14 years ago
Your answer.. It depends.
Somewhere between 30 and 50 feet.
It ain't in the book, but you can go further if you step down in pipe size a little.
I have NO IDEA exactly where to place the steps, no one's nailed that ratio down yet..
I CAN say that I've seen it work and that a little experimentation will answer the question for your particular need..
Build it yourself, make it small, occupy it.