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Le John
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What is a good condensate pump that will pump condensate up and out about 40 or 50 feet to a drain?
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40' vertical?0
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You have to know how many GPM you need to pump. The you come up with a pipe size that will carry that GPM. Then you come up with how many feet of pipe and how many elbows and calculate the pipe and fitting resistance the pump must pump against. Height must be added to the equation.
Once you know the GPM and resistances calculated in Ft of head you can select the pump.
Or you can guess.0 -
Need to know temperature as well, or at least if it's going to be hot water.0
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This Little Giant has a shutoff head of 45':
https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.supplyhouse.com/product_files/VCL-45-Sub.pdf
Here's another with a 50' shutoff:
https://www.supplyhouse.com/Beckett-Pumps-CB501ULHTS-Heavy-Duty-High-Temp-Industrial-Condensate-Pump-50-Ft-Shutoff-1-5-HP-115V8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab1
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