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Posted by John McGaw on May 23, 2007, 5:33 pm
Arkadiy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I purchased a condensate pump from Amazon to use with the dehumidifier
> in my basement. When I looked at the product description at the
> Amazon web site everything looked simple -- the dehumidifier needs to
> be elevaited and drained into the condensate pump. When the water in
> the pump reaches a sertain level, the pump starts working, pumping out
> the water through the flexibal tube, and out of the house. It stops
> when water reaches another level. So it looks like the dehumidifier
> should never stop, except when reaching the given humidity level.
>
> When the pump was delivered I was surprised to see two loose wires on
> it. I had no choice other than RTFM. The manual is just one small
> piece of paper. It has one paragraph related to electric connections,
> and it says something like Ithe wires need to be attached to the
> furnice safety circle (or similar -- I don't have the manual with me
> right now).
>
> Obviously, I don't have anything on my dehumidifier to attach these
> wires to.
>
> Should I just isolate them from each other? Connect them? Or
> anything else?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Arkadiy
>
The wires do nothing in your application. Tape them up if it makes you
feel better or looks neater but there is no power on them and they are
perfectly safe.
In a furnace/AC application the wires are connected in series with the
low-voltage wiring which allows the furnace/AC compressor to run. The
wires are connected to a second float switch in the chamber and if the
water reaches a point higher than normal suggesting that the pump is not
working or the outlet is plugged the switch opens and shuts down the
system preventing flooding.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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