Friday night and over the weekend we completed this project. We started to piece together the PVC drain pipe Friday night and made our decision on where we were going to drill out the wall. We are using 1.5″ PVC for this project.
By the time I woke up Saturday my father had the hole drilled through the brick wall and was ready to go to the store to get more PVC. We placed the clamps on the legs of the heating oil tanks and mounted the PVC so that it wouldn’t move from the force of the pump. We continued out the wall and then patched around the piping.
Later on Saturday I went out but my father finished up the PVC. He ran the tube outside along the wall and placed the opening in the same trough as the gutter leader. I haven’t seen it in action yet, but if it keeps raining the way it has been I’m sure I’ll see it soon. Next I know my father wants to build a sturdier cover for the basin so we can walk on it without falling in, the standard one is pretty flimsy.
I was able to find all the parts we used on Grainger’s website. Here are the links to the parts we used if you are interested in their specs:
1/2 HP Automatic Submersible Sump Pump
22 gal Sump Basin
Sump Basin Cover
1.5″ Check Valve
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