SteveA.
New Member
Later this spring, we will be installing a new condensing furnace and matching AC unit. My dilemma is where to properly drain it. The HVAC equipment will be located in the basement and all of the waste lines for the house are either overhead or at eye level so a condensate pump will need to be installed.
I do have access to the tail piece of a 1st floor shower that I could tap into with a wye above the trap. It is on the other side of the basement but can be done.
Another option that is closer to the furnace is that I have a horizontal run of 2" ABS that has about 18" of clearance below the joists. Could I install a trapped standpipe and pump the condensate into that?
The old central AC was installed 30 years ago. I simply drilled a hole through the concrete floor just inside the footing and gravity fed the evap. coil water into the curtain drain I put in when we built the house. Never had a problem but I do not think that method would pass muster these days.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I do have access to the tail piece of a 1st floor shower that I could tap into with a wye above the trap. It is on the other side of the basement but can be done.
Another option that is closer to the furnace is that I have a horizontal run of 2" ABS that has about 18" of clearance below the joists. Could I install a trapped standpipe and pump the condensate into that?
The old central AC was installed 30 years ago. I simply drilled a hole through the concrete floor just inside the footing and gravity fed the evap. coil water into the curtain drain I put in when we built the house. Never had a problem but I do not think that method would pass muster these days.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.