Like many, I’m tired of hauling 5gl buckets to and from my tank. I had a thought, “What if I add a drain to my sump!”
The Idea-
Push mixed water through my crawl space (raised foundation) into my tank from my garage through 1/2” pvc and the extra water will auto drain into the newly added 1.5” abs drain w/P-trap.
Ill have an overflow in my return chamber w/a gate valve so I have control of easy W/C’s and when I need to pause pumps w/out loosing water to the added overflow.
The plan-
I’ll cut a hole through my wall above my baseboard and connect the drain to my first floor sink drain (having a plumber come verify that I can use the same vented drain). The sump overflow will be over the 1.5” abs drain but will not be directly connected in case of a sewer backup. The overflow will sit roughly .5” above the 1.5” drain.
The Vision-
Yellow = 1.5” abs drain
Red = 1-1.5” pvc sump overflow
Blue = 1/2” pvc rodi topoff from my garage on a Tunze 3155 smart socket so I can avoid filling up my 12gl reservoir weekly.
I plan on starting w/the RODI topoff tomorrow. This is a for sure thing! The gravity overflow is in the air and I’d like to get some feedback on the idea.
I do recognize the 20gl W/C brute reservoir will not be a full 20gl W/C as the system will be running when doing a W/C.
THANK YOU for all tips, suggestions & concerns!
The Idea-
Push mixed water through my crawl space (raised foundation) into my tank from my garage through 1/2” pvc and the extra water will auto drain into the newly added 1.5” abs drain w/P-trap.
Ill have an overflow in my return chamber w/a gate valve so I have control of easy W/C’s and when I need to pause pumps w/out loosing water to the added overflow.
The plan-
I’ll cut a hole through my wall above my baseboard and connect the drain to my first floor sink drain (having a plumber come verify that I can use the same vented drain). The sump overflow will be over the 1.5” abs drain but will not be directly connected in case of a sewer backup. The overflow will sit roughly .5” above the 1.5” drain.
The Vision-
Yellow = 1.5” abs drain
Red = 1-1.5” pvc sump overflow
Blue = 1/2” pvc rodi topoff from my garage on a Tunze 3155 smart socket so I can avoid filling up my 12gl reservoir weekly.
I plan on starting w/the RODI topoff tomorrow. This is a for sure thing! The gravity overflow is in the air and I’d like to get some feedback on the idea.
I do recognize the 20gl W/C brute reservoir will not be a full 20gl W/C as the system will be running when doing a W/C.
THANK YOU for all tips, suggestions & concerns!
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