$15.00 way to drain your tank without a bucket...

kitokatlin

kitokatlin

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Over the last weekend, I got tired of running back and forth with buckets of water. I decided to buy some 3/4" PVC and run it into the mechanical room behind the fish tank. In Colorado 90% of homes have a floor drain in the mech room. Just have to make sure you have a downgrade or... well you you'll be in for a suprise if you don't! The drain runs against the wall which I strapped with 3/4" clamps and ran it to the floor drain. My wife was insistant that you not be able to see the PVC from the living room so I ran it into the stand with enough rise to get the pressure going! (The 2nd drain you see is for my humidifier.)

Total cost: $15.00 from Lowes and about 2 hours of my time. Happy DIY'ing!

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Good Point. The drain is constantly being used which is the nice part, the p-trap is constantly being flushed and cleaned. I am in the HVAC industry and we use them for 90% furnaces and humidifiers constantly. Shouldn't make a difference.
 
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duke33 said:
Good job, that's using your head. I did something simular. In the floor and out to the gutter drain.
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Interesting, have any photos of the drain? I would love to see it.
 
Nicely Done

kitokatlin said:
... (The 2nd drain you see is for my humidifier.)...
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What about the 3rd one?

I am thinking of something like this in the family room (above the utility sink) I have 2 55s on on each side of the TV, so I need to figure a way to not harm the electronics, but I want only one hole in the wall....
 
Nice work. I wish I had a floor drain. =/
 
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