Boiler Draining - where to drain?

brian_27

I'm trying to practice the good habits espoused on this board (and other places) to do things like drain the LWCO once a week during heating season, etc. We've repiped some areas so I'm trying to get that pipe dope/etc. out of the system as well by draining it every now and then.

Our boiler room is below grade (duh) and has a sump pit, where the boiler drains into. Should I install a high temperature sump pump - if there is such a thing for residential use? It takes a *long* time for the water inside our boiler to cool down, I was slightly impatient last week I guess when I drained the LWCO - I noticed last night my sump pump piping has sagged about 2 feet in the center!

I found a .4HP high temp sump pump using google (myers), but it's rated at 50 GPM(!) and is ~$500.

What do others do about this ?

THANKS

Brian

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Why not drain to a metal bucket or two, let cool and dump in the sump?

oil-2-4-6-gas

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you need to change the piping to copper --or cool the water down before putting in the pit and add more hangers to the PVC pipe. Zoeller makes good "true high temp. submersible sump pumps" but it'll cost you --most submersible pump motors cannot handle the higher temps you can also mix the hot water with cold water from a hose in the pit when you are draining -or possibly get a vertical sump pump for high temp --the impellar and pump part sits in the water but the motor is up high out of the water you do have options