I have an overflow pan for my central a/c unit. Can this pump sit in the pan to drain if the pan becomes full or does it eliminate the pan by pumping directly from the a/c. Have already had one ceiling lick because of a clogged drain line. Thanks for any info. I have an overflow pan for my central a/c unit. Can this pump sit in the pan to drain if the pan becomes full or does it eliminate the pan by pumping directly from the a/c. Have already had one... » Read More I have an overflow pan for my central a/c unit. Can this pump sit in the pan to drain if the pan becomes full or does it eliminate the pan by pumping directly from the a/c. Have already had one ceiling lick because of a clogged drain line. Thanks for any info. « Show Less
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It eliminates the need for the pan, it has it's own reservoir that it pumps from, the discharge pipe from the ac fits into a hole in the housing of the pump
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The pump replace the pan and has an automatic shut off that can be connected to heat/air system to shut it down so humidifier and airconditioner are also shut off if pump fails. The pump can be set up to pump to drain or sink.
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Yes this pump eliminates the sump pan for the most part. It also has a high level switch which you could use to shut down the equipment and or issue an alarm.
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If all the water drains out when cut off then yes. Water stays in pump you should not have to reprime.......
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yes... it is desinged for to incorporate an overflow... but the sink does not have to have an overflow for this drain to work.... this is by far the easiset lav drain I have ever installed, and the most trouble free
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The unit has a single out hose. It's designed to pull air in from the space and dump the hot air out via the hose. It also takes moisture out of the air very well, so you need to make sure the drain is setup for the drainage of the moisture trap or it will overflow.
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If you are using the dehumidifier function, I think this might make sense. But with normal A/C setting use, the water didn't drain at all out the back drain port when I left it open. Probably because it was so warm the rate of evaporation was higher than water build up, pretty much like the bottom of a refrigerator drip tray.We never ran it long on dehumidifier function, so I cannot say whether or not that water build up would occur, but I think the instructions said to use a drain line for that use.Hope this helps.
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If you are doing it yourself, you wont be able to extract ALL the fluid, almost half of it gets inside the torque converter, valve body etc. and when you remove the drain plug, you are just draining whtas in the pan. Measure the amount of fluid you take out and refill with that same amount. Doing a google search its a good idea to make yourself clear. Luck
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The overflow problem I had was with pot lid flowing in faster than can drop into pot. So I made drain hole slightly larger. Have not had issues since. Drains into pot fine w/o a mess
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I have had a few of these burn out on me from using the dehumidifier into a sink with this pump attached. The vendor that I purchased from has been excellent in replacing the faulty units. After several replacements, I stopped keeping it on the automatic switch and just plug/unplug the unit each day. In my opinion, the sensor unit cannot handle the load. Hope this helps.
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I aven't ot a clue! I wondered te same thing. I guess we will just have to contact the seller, huh. I find that the pump intake clogs up frequently. Calls for a lot of cleaning. I love it though.
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The pump will automatically shut off once the mattress is full. I leave the pump plugged to the outlet as it will come on if the mattress deflates. You can unplug the pump if you want. This is a really good mattress, I had a guest sleep on this mattress for over a month and she loved it! Hope this helps.
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re: Does this replacement pump come with the snap-on grommet for the power cord? i bought this pump for use with a drinkwell 360 fountain, not a petmate fountain so i'm not sure what you mean by snap on grommet, but this model of replacement pump has the little rubber piece that makes it fit the PetMate Fresh Flow series of fountains. which doesn't have any purpose when used with the drinkwell 360, but also doesn't get in the way. the power cord does also disconnect for pulling through the fountain parts, but at the wall wart, not mid cord like the original pump that i had for the drinkwell. re: Does this replacement pump come with the snap-on grommet for the power cord? i bought this pump for use with a drinkwell 360 fountain, not a petmate fountain so i'm not sure what you mean by snap on grommet, but this model of replacement pump has the little rubber piece that makes it fit the PetMate Fresh Flow series of fountains. which doesn't have any purpose when used with the drinkwell 360, but also doesn't get in the way. the power cord does also disconnect for pulling through the fountain parts, but at the wall wart, not mid cord like the original pump that i had for the... » Read More re: Does this replacement pump come with the snap-on grommet for the power cord? i bought this pump for use with a drinkwell 360 fountain, not a petmate fountain so i'm not sure what you mean by snap on grommet, but this model of replacement pump has the little rubber piece that makes it fit the PetMate Fresh Flow series of fountains. which doesn't have any purpose when used with the drinkwell 360, but also doesn't get in the way. the power cord does also disconnect for pulling through the fountain parts, but at the wall wart, not mid cord like the original pump that i had for the drinkwell. « Show Less
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In short, yes. However, by disabling the safety switch you accept a small but not insignificant risk of condensate spilling onto your floor. Unless you can guarantee that the pump will NEVER fail, you run the risk of the water in the condensate pump reservoir overflowing because the dehumidifier will continue to work not knowing that the condensate pump has failed. FYI: all pumps fail eventually. This happened once when the standing water in the effluent tube froze (the tube lead to the outside through a hole in a basement window). When the water in the condensate pump's reservoir rises above a certain level, it trips a micro-switch in the reservoir which sends a signal through the safety switch. If the safety switch wires (from the pump) are not connected to the dehumidifier, the dehumidifier will never know that there is a problem, and so the dehumidifier reservoir full light will not turn on, and the dehumidifier will continue to work, instead of stopping automatically, producing condensate, overflowing the condensate pump's reservoir, and spilling onto your floor. Hope that helps. FYI: I did the same thing that you are doing in my basement. It worked so well that I did the same thing in my parents basement also - the condensate pumps have been working for years. One gentleman suggested using instead a small sump pump in the dehumidifier reservoir. I was going to do that but couldn't find one small enough so I was going to make my own sump pump when I noticed condensate pumps.
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Most pumps are in a sump....generally a square hole in the floor. Shape of water powered unit is different and usually won't fit. If water powered unit is a backup, then surely no space in the sump and it would block removal of the main pump unit. Up at ceiling is out of the way.
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Overflow relates to the actual sink that you install - it is a small hole usually in the upper back of the sink about 1" wide or so and allows water to go back into the drain attachment in case you walk away from the sink with the stopper down and forget that your water is running - water would not "overflow" the sink and go on the floor, instead it is diverted back into the drain. If your sink does not have that hole in the porcelain part near the top of the back of the sink - it is visible all the time - then you do not have an overflow safety.
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No need to drain whole tank, just a little so water does not spill when top outlet is opened. If you have not flushed tank , it would be a good time to that before installing pump
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Richard: Yes, the knob on the front top is the overflow drain. It would be possible to hook up a garden hose to it if you have the right diameter fitting to muscle it in from the outside and w/o actually blocking it. It may be possible to get a male fitting from the inside (through the top rectangular vent) but I suspect it would be hard because of the small area to work with within the knob cavity itself. I have mine hooked up to the gutter with the Oatey 14209 Mystic Rainwater Collection System. I actually punched a hole on the top of the barrel with a paddle drill bit to get a perfect fitting with the hose. Good luck. Richard: Yes, the knob on the front top is the overflow drain. It would be possible to hook up a garden hose to it if you have the right diameter fitting to muscle it in from the outside and w/o actually blocking it. It may be possible to get a male fitting from the inside (through the top rectangular vent) but I suspect it would be hard because of the small area to work with within the knob cavity itself. I have mine hooked up to the gutter with the Oatey 14209 Mystic Rainwater Collection System. I actually punched a hole on the top of the barrel with a paddle drill bit to get a perfect... » Read More Richard: Yes, the knob on the front top is the overflow drain. It would be possible to hook up a garden hose to it if you have the right diameter fitting to muscle it in from the outside and w/o actually blocking it. It may be possible to get a male fitting from the inside (through the top rectangular vent) but I suspect it would be hard because of the small area to work with within the knob cavity itself. I have mine hooked up to the gutter with the Oatey 14209 Mystic Rainwater Collection System. I actually punched a hole on the top of the barrel with a paddle drill bit to get a perfect fitting with the hose. Good luck. « Show Less
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NoIt should drain automatically. I have 2. One drains fine and the other has a mind of its own. Last year Haier suggested elevating the front by maybe a quarter inch . I have both set that way. One works and the other doesn't.