Taylor
New Member
Apologies for demonstrating the breadth and depth of my ignorance....I'd like to install a high-efficiency dehumidifier in the attic to dehumidify bedrooms (cut down on use of AC in humid-but-not-hot summer nights). This can potentially produce 100 gals/day (Santa Fe dehumidifier) so I need somewhere to send that water. Obvious candidate is wherever air handler sends water....?
I'm blushing as I admit that I do not know how an air handler gets rid of condensate in an attic. In my case there's a drain pan and a PVC hose going to outside gutter, but I was advised that this is backup only and call the techs if I see any water coming out of there.
In any case I don't like the air leakage through that pipe to outside. I also learn that condensate is highly corrosive since it picks up copper ions from the coil, so draining it into the gutter system would not be a good idea.
So I am thinking of a 1" PVC DWV line down to the basement, either into the drain line to the sewer (worries about corroding CI sewer line) or into a sump pit. And a vent pipe up through the roof. And a U-trap (?) to stop air leaks.
Does anyone do it this way say in new construction?
I'm blushing as I admit that I do not know how an air handler gets rid of condensate in an attic. In my case there's a drain pan and a PVC hose going to outside gutter, but I was advised that this is backup only and call the techs if I see any water coming out of there.
In any case I don't like the air leakage through that pipe to outside. I also learn that condensate is highly corrosive since it picks up copper ions from the coil, so draining it into the gutter system would not be a good idea.
So I am thinking of a 1" PVC DWV line down to the basement, either into the drain line to the sewer (worries about corroding CI sewer line) or into a sump pit. And a vent pipe up through the roof. And a U-trap (?) to stop air leaks.
Does anyone do it this way say in new construction?
