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Condensing Furnaces and Septic Tanks
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Hope I'm in the right forum. I am changing my furnace over to gas and am considering the installation of a hi-efficiency model. Can the condensate be pumped to the septic system? I have searched the net a lot and find conflicting advice on this. It is acidic and contains toxins.The contractor suggested it be pumped to the sump in my basement which I would prefer no to do as the sump remains dry as a bone throughout the winter and only is wet in the spring. The condensate would just lay in the bottom of the sump and evaporate into the house (I would think). I'm not sure that there would be enough volume to raise the level enough to start the sump pump. What condensate volumes are we talking about anyway? I am in a nothern climate and we do get as cold as -40. We are sizing around 70kbtu. Maybe I should just go mid - efficient as I already have a chimney. TIA John -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- " 'Normal' is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to the job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car, and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it." Ellen Goodman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- http://www.greatriv.org/vs.htm Not my site but I like it. (\) \_O _____\/)_____ ~~~~~~`----\----'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~(\) ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ |
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Condensing Furnaces and Septic Tanks
John wrote:
I am changing my furnace over to gas and am considering the installation of a hi-efficiency model. Can the condensate be pumped to the septic system? That's what is commonly done around here. |
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Condensing Furnaces and Septic Tanks
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:06:29 -0400, "John"
wrote: Hi: Hope I'm in the right forum. I am changing my furnace over to gas and am considering the installation of a hi-efficiency model. Can the condensate be pumped to the septic system? I have searched the net a lot and find conflicting advice on this. It is acidic and contains toxins.The contractor suggested it be pumped to the sump in my basement which I would prefer no to do as the sump remains dry as a bone throughout the winter and only is wet in the spring. The condensate would just lay in the bottom of the sump and evaporate into the house (I would think). I'm not sure that there would be enough volume to raise the level enough to start the sump pump. What condensate volumes are we talking about anyway? I'm sure the answer is "it depends". Frankly I get very little out of our furnace and wouldn't worry about problems with either solution. |
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