Basement drain - design ideas
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01-27-03, 10:42 AM
Basement drain - design ideas
I am in the design mode for finishing my basement and am looking for ideas in working with or around my drain. Smack dab in the middle of my concrete slab is a drain which feeds to the sump pump well in one of the corners. The furnace and water heater sit about 5 ft away from the drain and there is a 1" PVC pipe running along the floor to the drain from the water heater. I could include the drain with the furnace area and frame around it, but it seems like a waste of useable space, and cuts in on what could be a nice large rec room. Suggestions?
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01-27-03, 05:21 PM
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JoelS,
Wondering why the floor drain lead over to a sump pump? Normally this would be tied into your main sewer line unless your sewer line is located up high in basement.
I desired and not knowing where you sewer lines are going, maybe you should run the A/C condensation line into a new drain located by your furnace. Jackhammer out a trough which would feed into your sump pump. In essence, make a new drain line, PVC pipe with P-Trap floor drain at furnace/WH location and repour cement over it. This way, if any problems happen at the water heater, most of the water could have a location to drain into.
If you had an idea of where existing sewer line might be, you could always tie into that which would be the better solution. Then depending on what you do, you will then have all that space to do as you will within your new rec area.
Hope this helps!
Wondering why the floor drain lead over to a sump pump? Normally this would be tied into your main sewer line unless your sewer line is located up high in basement.
I desired and not knowing where you sewer lines are going, maybe you should run the A/C condensation line into a new drain located by your furnace. Jackhammer out a trough which would feed into your sump pump. In essence, make a new drain line, PVC pipe with P-Trap floor drain at furnace/WH location and repour cement over it. This way, if any problems happen at the water heater, most of the water could have a location to drain into.
If you had an idea of where existing sewer line might be, you could always tie into that which would be the better solution. Then depending on what you do, you will then have all that space to do as you will within your new rec area.
Hope this helps!
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01-29-03, 10:11 AM
Doug,
You are correct. The main sewer line runs higher up so any water entering this drain is collected in the sump pump well to be pumped into the main sewer line. Your good suggestion of adding a new drain will be considered since the laundry area is a short distance from the HW heater. Is having the condensate line running to a floor drain fairly typical or are there other set ups that work as well? Not everyone has a basement drain to run these into do they?
You are correct. The main sewer line runs higher up so any water entering this drain is collected in the sump pump well to be pumped into the main sewer line. Your good suggestion of adding a new drain will be considered since the laundry area is a short distance from the HW heater. Is having the condensate line running to a floor drain fairly typical or are there other set ups that work as well? Not everyone has a basement drain to run these into do they?
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JoelS,
Most have the condensation line running into the floor drain which would be by the furnace/water heater. For those that do not have a floor drain, some have a pail handy and dump it out ROUTINELY!
Depending on what you are going to do for walls and this laundry room, you could always run flexible tubing and fish this through the studs to the laundry tubs (if applicable and feasible to do so).
Again, I know that making a new floor drain would be work. It would sure help with even the laundry area - if a line breaks now on the washer or seals leak or water heater leaks, you'll have a mess for sure, nice to have something to help drain the water.
Hope all goes well and let us know how you're doing!
Most have the condensation line running into the floor drain which would be by the furnace/water heater. For those that do not have a floor drain, some have a pail handy and dump it out ROUTINELY!
Depending on what you are going to do for walls and this laundry room, you could always run flexible tubing and fish this through the studs to the laundry tubs (if applicable and feasible to do so).
Again, I know that making a new floor drain would be work. It would sure help with even the laundry area - if a line breaks now on the washer or seals leak or water heater leaks, you'll have a mess for sure, nice to have something to help drain the water.
Hope all goes well and let us know how you're doing!
