Running 3/8" Plastic Tubing for Condensate Pump


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Old 02-27-21, 11:25 AM
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Running 3/8" Plastic Tubing for Condensate Pump

When running 3/8" tubing for a condensate pump, is it okay if it doesn't go straight up into the ceiling? What I mean is that it's easier for me to run it behind my furnace and into the ceiling where there is already some open space. What I would like to do is then take it out of the hole where the dryer vent runs (there is enough of a gap) and run it over to the washer drain. Are there any issues with doing it like this? I also understand that it is good to have a downward slope. Is it okay to loop it over the gas line in the ceiling to help achieve a downward run?

As far as making it a neat installation, is there something I could use to clamp the 3/8" plastic tubing to the furnace? I guess I should also clamp it to the wall behind the washer/dryer.
 
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Old 02-27-21, 11:58 AM
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It is best to go to the maximum height as soon as you can. That way the pump is only pushing to that point and everything beyond that is all gravity.

Something like https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-10-...-Clamp/3342768 ?
 
 

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