Can a humidifier be piped into radon PVC mitigation pipe?
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Sevenhills1952
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I wouldn't. My brother's company does radon remediation and my understanding is the pipe goes from under basement slab up through roof with a vent fan. It vents radon trapped under slab venting it outside otherwise radon has nowhere to go but inside house.
Dehumidifier water tapped into that pipe wouldn't be good. Running that water outside or into plumbing drain would be best.
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Dehumidifier water tapped into that pipe wouldn't be good. Running that water outside or into plumbing drain would be best.
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jkeyser14
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Plumb it into your sump pit, not the radon system.
dave_dj1
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I would think it would make a difference what is under your slab IE: rock or something with good drainage. How is the drainage in general around your property? How much water is the dehumidifier producing in 24hrs?
Sevenhills1952
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Everything serves an intended purpose. The radon system is designed for radon remediation. You don't want to monkey around with it, let it do it's job. My geologist brother's business checks radon levels in a home or business then an appropriate system is installed. Radon levels rechecked afterwards.
Drain dehumidifier the right way for it to work properly.
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Drain dehumidifier the right way for it to work properly.
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Wrench97
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That would cause the exhaust fan to **** air through the drain tube and not the radon from under the floor..........................
5-8 gallons for a medium sized unit.
mike93lx
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I wouldn't
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TeamTruett
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Thanks for the replies, suspected the answer would be no overall. The dehumidifier removes 50 pints a day and it's a chore emptiying it. My basement was built with "superior walls" which has I understand has pea gravel under the slab and it has good drainage so there isn't a sump pit. I'll keep thinking on this...
mike93lx
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You could drain into a condensate pump and then get it out with that.
Like this
Little Giant VCMA-20ULS 115-Volt Condensate Removal Pump
Little Giant VCMA-20ULS 115-Volt Condensate Removal Pump 554425 - The Home Depot
This VCMA-20ULS has the ability to collect 1/2 gal. of condensate. Designed for automatic collection and removal of condensate from air conditioning, refrigeration and dehumidification equipment when gravity drainage is not possible or practical. Also suitable for high efficiency oil and...
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jack stand
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I understand your thoughts, but a lot of unknowns come into play. First would be that I doubt that you radon piping is installed with any particular slope, this in an extreme situation could reduce the proper cfm flow and possibly end up with a stagnant sluggish pile of goo in the pipe. The sub grade drainage suitability has been raised previously. I'm not familiar with what they use for pipe, fully slotted black drain tile may never "pool" water, but the white sewage pipes with holes on one side may depending on the orientation, something else that I don't know for a radon system.
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TeamTruett
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My thinking was the PVC pipe is next to the wall and thus very close to the perimeter drain pipe.
slowtwitch73
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Run it into a drain pipe somewhere before a trap... sink, etc
LS6 Tommy
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Needs a trap between the pit and the dehumidifier.
jb3
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The unit doesnt necessarily need to be on the floor. I mounted one on a wall and let it gravity feed into a basement sink, so i could sidestep having to dump it out and worry about a pump operating to drain it.
The efficiency loss in air currents was totally worth the gain in drainage simplicity. Still worked great in a wet basement.
The efficiency loss in air currents was totally worth the gain in drainage simplicity. Still worked great in a wet basement.
rburke65
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If you decide to use a sump, be sure to buy a quality pump.
Put a condensate pump and run into a drain higher up. They are $30-40.
I drain my dehumidifier with a hose connected to the lid of my sump pit.
The pit and the inside perimeter pipe was installed when the house was built.
I never had a need to install a pump.
The radon system uses the same piping that leads to the sump pit.
The pit and the inside perimeter pipe was installed when the house was built.
I never had a need to install a pump.
The radon system uses the same piping that leads to the sump pit.
jimindm
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I think it is pretty common around here to use the same piping for both uses.
As I was reading the responses I was think just that. Whether the OP has a sump system or not, wouldn't the radon piping sort of act as laterals for a sump pump.
Any system that would require perforated pipe under a basement slab has the ability to collect ground water. Something has to be planned for that water.
I suppose in rare cases there could huge differences in water tables and the radon companies may have a less expensive option for that.
If the OP system has no way of dealing with groundwater, I would certainly be finding out what the warranty is on such a system. Mother nature has a way of doing things her way.
As I was reading the responses I was think just that. Whether the OP has a sump system or not, wouldn't the radon piping sort of act as laterals for a sump pump.
Any system that would require perforated pipe under a basement slab has the ability to collect ground water. Something has to be planned for that water.
I suppose in rare cases there could huge differences in water tables and the radon companies may have a less expensive option for that.
If the OP system has no way of dealing with groundwater, I would certainly be finding out what the warranty is on such a system. Mother nature has a way of doing things her way.