Sump plumbed to water drain

[fkshiu]

Could open up a can of worms plumbing directly into your home drainage system. As untamed mentioned there's the possibility of backflow from the rest of the house as well as sewer gases if the proper trap isn't installed.

A properly designed sump should be able to handle any expected overflow from the main tank. Having a tiled floor and a floor drain next to the tank would be the ultimate safety mechanism even if your whole tank suddenly decided to explode on you.

[mark]

Could tie to the house drain, don't have to make a hard connect, but do something like a washing machine trap or even just a hose to a sink or floor drain.

Personally, I would put my efforts to designing a system that wouldn't flood.

[Zylumn]

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Personally, I would put my efforts to designing a system that wouldn't flood.[/quote]

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Kevin

[digital-audiophile]

Originally Posted by mark

Could tie to the house drain, don't have to make a hard connect, but do something like a washing machine trap or even just a hose to a sink or floor drain.

Personally, I would put my efforts to designing a system that wouldn't flood.

This is basically what I want to do when I revamp my sump.. since it is in the furnace room beside the floor drain I want to put a 3/4 bulkhead at the bottom of the tank w/ball valve for water changes and the top for an emergency overflow, both would just "drain" into the floor drain via flex pvc, nothing hard wired just sitting on the floor much the same as your furnace humidifier drain.