Hi Ron, Well I had a little look about and found some interesting reading here.
http://www.aquahub.com/store/index.html I hope you find it equally interesting and helpful too. Let us know how you get along, I would be interested to hear. I think my temptation would be to set a reservoir of several quarts on the floor next to the plant, maybe a closed plastic bucket then just drop the existing drain into it and mount the pump and switch into the bucket. You will probably find those water feature pumps generally inadequate to raise water reliably above a few inches but there are any number of pumps available to achieve that task. My only concern is if you can find a switch which will allow enough travel so that the pump isn't cycling frequently and only lifting away a few ounces of water before switching off. I didn't read enough to discover if these switches had that capability, the ones I saw seemed to be largely intended to maintain a particular level, you probably want to run your pump at longer intervals otherwise the water in the tube will run back and turn the pump back on only removing a little at a time. Do have fun! ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Yearns To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:59 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] condensate pump Morning folks. My furnace and air conditioner fan coil set in the basement and the previous owner ran the drain for the condensate in a clear vinyl tube to the floor drain which of course puts it right in the foot traffic area. I am running a drain line out the basement through the joist header. Problem this is about two foot higher than the air conditioner drain. I am looking for a source of a cheap small sump pump. Or I might use a float switch on a small fountain pump. Fountain pumps are easy to find but small float switches are a little more difficult. Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.14/1425 - Release Date: 5/9/2008 12:38 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
