On Jul 30, 8:22*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
ransley wrote:
On Jul 27, 2:38 pm, Nate Nagel wrote:

Hi guys,

I'd like to set up a dehumidifier in my basement so it doesn't have to
be emptied all the time. *Due to space considerations I don't think
tying it into my existing condensate pump is practical; that is jammed
between the furnace and the hot water heater, near the clothes dryer.
So the obvious solution would be to just add another condensate pump to
get the water over to the deep sink.

Question is, are there any semi-affordable ones that work well? *I've
seen comments here before to the effect of "just get a $30 condensate
pump and hook it up" and I am having a hard time finding one. *They're
about $80 at the big boxes nearby, and looking online the cheapest seems
to be about $40 plus shipping. *Obviously I'm leaning towards ordering
online but don't have any experience with selecting one, so what's a
good brand? *I'd need one that could lift the water about 8 feet, maybe
15 feet horizontally, then drop about 4 feet into the sink. *Is that an
unusual application that would require a heavier duty unit than the
cheapest models?

nate

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Cant you run a hose on the unit to a drain, its cheaper than pumping
water.

nope, no floor drains in my basement. *Lowest drain is the deep sink.
One major disappointment in an otherwise decent house. *Odd thing is
that the sewer is under the slab, but nobody apparently thought to
install a drain before pouring it. *SWMBO still thinks she wants at
least a bathroom/shower stall down there, so it may get busted up at
some vague point in the future, but not any time soon. *Additionally I
have a second dehumidifier in the garage, which, you guessed it, has no
drain in the slab. *Yes, the sewer is underground leaving that building
as well *sigh*

I would have been more picky, but a house that isn't falling down with a
real garage that I could afford in this area is somewhat rare.

nate

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Sink, no problem, hang dehumidifier from ceiling so its above sink and
auto drains.