On 3/8/2011 12:55 PM, harry wrote:
On Mar 8, 3:52 pm, Harry wrote:
On Mar 7, 8:54 pm, Steve wrote:





On 3/7/2011 10:35 AM, harry wrote:

On Mar 7, 11:37 am, wrote:
My water heater has a 3/4" copper pipe from the T&P valve extending
down about 8" from the floor. I have a sump pit about 5 feet to the
left. I wanted to somehow route this discharge pipe into the pit in
case somethig happens.
Obviously it would be easy if I used some kind of flexible hose rated
for high temps. Is there anything wrong in doing it this way? How is
it usally done?

If you have a sump pump and it starts up, it will burn out very
quickly, they are water cooled. Hot water is not going to cool it.

LMAO!! that's a good one. As good as this whole thread.

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Well, that's Harry for ya! Always good for a laugh.

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Sump pumps are normaly designed for cold water. They have no other
form of cooling than the water that passes through therm. Hence they
will burn out in hot water unless specially designed for this purpose.
If you run them for long enough with the outlet closed off, the water
will heat up and the pump motor will burn out.

Applies to any submersible pump including wells.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submers...p#Applications

Can't believe how stupid some of you Yanks are.
Did you never go to school?




that is the biggest crock of **** i've ever heard. I'll not even argue
the point except to say i've run tens of thousands of gallons of hot
water through submersible sump pumps and never had a heat related failure.

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