Condensate Pumps
Condensate Line Clogged: How to Clear It Without Damaging Anything
Work out which line is blocked first, because the two need different tools. The gravity drain from the…
Category: Condensate Pumps
Every published troubleshooting guide, buying guide and how-to in this category, newest first.
Condensate Pumps
Condensate Pump Freezing in an Unheated Space: Two Conditions Decide It
Two conditions have to be true together. New York State’s Clean Heat guidance puts it as a single…
Condensate Pumps
Condensate Pump Tripping Its GFCI Outlet: What the Trip Is Telling You
Take it seriously. A GFCI does not trip on a hunch — it trips because it measured between…
Condensate Pumps
Furnace Won’t Start After a Condensate Pump Swap: It’s the Safety Switch Wiring
Check which two terminals the safety switch leads are on. Little Giant’s manual is explicit: COM and NO…
Condensate Pumps
Condensate Pump Smells Musty or Sour: Which Smell You Have Decides the Fix
Smell it properly before you clean anything. Musty or sour is biofilm in standing water, and cleaning fixes…
Condensate Pumps
Where to Route a Condensate Discharge Line: The List the Code Actually Names
A floor sink, a floor drain, a trench drain, a mop sink, a hub drain, a standpipe, a…
Condensate Pumps
How Much Slope Does a Condensate Drain Line Need — And Which Line?
1/8 inch of fall per foot of run — a 1% slope. That is the code minimum, most…
Condensate Pumps
Mounting a Condensate Pump: Wall or Floor, and What Each One Costs You
Put it on the floor if the floor is an option. Not because a wall is wrong, but…
Condensate Pumps
Can a Condensate Pump Sit Above the Furnace? You’re Measuring From the Wrong Thing
Almost never on top of it, but the furnace is not what you should be measuring against. The…
Condensate Pumps
Condensate Pump Tubing Size: 3/8 or 1/2, and Why That Question Is a Trap
Before you choose: a standard condensate tube is 3/8 inch inside and 1/2 inch outside. Same tube. So…