Scott Crawford
New Member
I installed a Softpro softener last weekend and chose the easiest drain option for now. Never having a softener, I didn't know how much drain water was involved. Now I'm questioning what I should do.
Currently, I go up about 3 feet from the softener via 3/4 pex to the ceiling and then about 30 feet down into a sink I have in my basement brewery. This sink drains into an ejector pump that then drains into my sewer. My concern with this is if the pump ever failed. I thought about a water sensor tied to an electric valve on the drain from the softener, but now we're just adding more parts.
My second option is to go upstairs to the finished level rise would be about 6 feet instead of 3 into a laundry room sink. Softpro support is very wishy washy about their comfort level on drain line rise/run. My concern with this is...1...the additional rise might affect backwashing and 2...taking water from an unfinished basement into the finished level (what if the drain clogged).
My last option is to tie in a new standpipe just above the softener. 18" above the softener valve is a 3" horizontal PVC drain that runs along the perimeter of my basement to pick up various drains. I could tie into that with a standpipe and maybe a wet vent??? The risk of that is if there is ever a block in my sewer, I've got a mess. My brewery sink has a check valve on it, so I shouldn't be at risk there.
In attached photo, the softener is where the blue Nautica umbrellas are. Just to the right, you see the sewer link exit the basement wall towards the street.
Thanks for any feedback.
Currently, I go up about 3 feet from the softener via 3/4 pex to the ceiling and then about 30 feet down into a sink I have in my basement brewery. This sink drains into an ejector pump that then drains into my sewer. My concern with this is if the pump ever failed. I thought about a water sensor tied to an electric valve on the drain from the softener, but now we're just adding more parts.
My second option is to go upstairs to the finished level rise would be about 6 feet instead of 3 into a laundry room sink. Softpro support is very wishy washy about their comfort level on drain line rise/run. My concern with this is...1...the additional rise might affect backwashing and 2...taking water from an unfinished basement into the finished level (what if the drain clogged).
My last option is to tie in a new standpipe just above the softener. 18" above the softener valve is a 3" horizontal PVC drain that runs along the perimeter of my basement to pick up various drains. I could tie into that with a standpipe and maybe a wet vent??? The risk of that is if there is ever a block in my sewer, I've got a mess. My brewery sink has a check valve on it, so I shouldn't be at risk there.
In attached photo, the softener is where the blue Nautica umbrellas are. Just to the right, you see the sewer link exit the basement wall towards the street.
Thanks for any feedback.