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valve for water powered sump pump? toller 02-12-2005
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Posted by toller on February 13, 2005, 8:36 pm



>
> this is a bit OT but...Why would anyone install a water powered one??
> Wouldn't a standard electrical one do the job? This is a serious
> question, not trying to be funny or anything. I can only figure one
> possible reason - power outage with city water still available.
>
That is exactly why; to pump the sump when power is not available.
We are 40 miles north of the lake that provides our drinking water, and
about 1000' lower elevation. The whole thing works on gravity forever.
Despite this I recommended a battery powered pump, but he likes water power.




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Posted by Harry K on February 13, 2005, 10:18 pm



toller wrote:
> >
> > this is a bit OT but...Why would anyone install a water powered
one??
> > Wouldn't a standard electrical one do the job? This is a serious
> > question, not trying to be funny or anything. I can only figure
one
> > possible reason - power outage with city water still available.
> >
> That is exactly why; to pump the sump when power is not available.
> We are 40 miles north of the lake that provides our drinking water,
and
> about 1000' lower elevation. The whole thing works on gravity
forever.
> Despite this I recommended a battery powered pump, but he likes water
power.

Thanks. Does make sense in that situation.

Harry K



Posted by Dan on February 12, 2005, 10:50 pm



>About a year ago a friend asked me about installing a water powered sump
>pump for him. I checked with the town and they require an expensive valve
>to insure there is no backflow between the pump and the water supply; if I
>remember correctly, there are two kinds that could be used, and they require
>the expensive one. Ultimately the friend decided not to do it, so I forgot
>about it.
>
>Today he called wanting it to go in before he goes on vacation Monday! It
>is a simple enough job, but I can't remember what the valve the town
>required was. An ideas?
>

They probably require a reduced-pressure principle backflow preventer-
The cheaper one is probably a double check valve with an atmospheric
break-

Dan


Posted by toller on February 12, 2005, 11:52 pm



>
>>About a year ago a friend asked me about installing a water powered sump
>>pump for him. I checked with the town and they require an expensive valve
>>to insure there is no backflow between the pump and the water supply; if I
>>remember correctly, there are two kinds that could be used, and they
>>require
>>the expensive one. Ultimately the friend decided not to do it, so I
>>forgot
>>about it.
>>
>>Today he called wanting it to go in before he goes on vacation Monday! It
>>is a simple enough job, but I can't remember what the valve the town
>>required was. An ideas?
>>
>
> They probably require a reduced-pressure principle backflow preventer-
> The cheaper one is probably a double check valve with an atmospheric
> break-
>
That sounds right, thanks.




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