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Posted by Bob F on August 7, 2008, 7:39 pm
> Last night as I was working in my basement shop the central A/C kicked
> on. After about 30 minutes, I happened to glance down to see a
> growing puddle around the base of my furnace. The water was coming
> from the condensation drain on the A/C. Something had plugged the
> drain and the water was bubbling out on the floor.
>
> Near as I can tell, whoever installed the centrail A/C in my house
> just punched a hole through the floor and glued a piece of PVC pipe in
> as a drain for the condensation. The water is supposed to just wick
> away under the concrete pad, I guess. It's sandy soil tens of feet
> deep, and on top of a hill, so there's excellent drainage. Still, I
> don't like the arrangement.
>
> Furnace is in the exact center of the basement, with pedestrian
> traffic all around. Sump crock is in the far corner. Can't get to the
> sump crock without either laying pipe across where people walk, or
> busting up the floor. Don't like either option.
>
> Any alternatives, like a small sump and pump that I can use to lift
> the water up and over, along the joists, and down into the sump crock
> in the corner?
Condensate pumps die. I'd clear the current drain and make it work again. A
condensate pump could be used to pump "overflow" if the current drain plugs
again, or you could set the drain up with an overflow switch which would sound a
"clean me" alarm.
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