Mandelbr0t
- 25
- 3
Hey everyone, so I'm trying to figure out the optimal drainage solution for 7 tables, without the benefit of a floor drain. I do have a PVC drain that goes to the main drainage pipe. The drain pipe in the room does not go into the ground, but rather up, across the room, and into the adjacent room where the main drain is. I'm doing drip irrigation (OpenSprinkler and Dosatron controlled) and crop steering (Aroya water content sensor) with minimal runoff, so my idea was to use a small 20 gallon reservoir to have the tables drain in to, with a sump pump whose output would be directly plumbed to the PVC drain in the room. The idea behind the small 20 gallon is that the small size would make it easier when we have to work around/step over when the tables are moved side-to-side for bottom trimming etc. plus the runoff should be relatively minimal.
However, I'm hitting a brick wall on how to actually implement this. My original idea was to use tubing, attached to the framing underneath the tables, to drain directly into the 20 gallon reservoir. Since the bottom frame of the tables is only 18" above the floor and the tubing would need to gravity drain, it would be difficult to get some of the outermost tables to travel that distance with the minimum slope required. In addition, all that tubing would be more things to have to step over/work around when moving the tables.
My next idea was to have the 3 outermost tables on one side drain into a condensate pump, which I could then have the output connect to a 1/2" PVC pipe that would be plumbed directly into the sump pump reservoir, running along the ground underneath the tables. The outermost 3 tables on the other side of the room would do the same thing, with the 4th/middle table having the 20 gallon sump pump reservoir underneath it. However, with condensate pumps I worry about them clogging from the runoff eventually, since they are only designed for condensate from AC's, dehu's etc. Since they only hold half a gallon, it could become a big problem if they ever clogged and overflowed.
Option #3 would be doing the same thing as above, except instead of condensate pumps, utilize sump pumps that would be more able to tolerate the runoff. Have outermost 3 tables on either end drain into a reservoir with a sump pump inside, and then have both plumbed into the main reservoir (PVC pipe running along the ground), which would then push everything out to the main drain.
I greatly appreciate any help/advice/feedback!
However, I'm hitting a brick wall on how to actually implement this. My original idea was to use tubing, attached to the framing underneath the tables, to drain directly into the 20 gallon reservoir. Since the bottom frame of the tables is only 18" above the floor and the tubing would need to gravity drain, it would be difficult to get some of the outermost tables to travel that distance with the minimum slope required. In addition, all that tubing would be more things to have to step over/work around when moving the tables.
My next idea was to have the 3 outermost tables on one side drain into a condensate pump, which I could then have the output connect to a 1/2" PVC pipe that would be plumbed directly into the sump pump reservoir, running along the ground underneath the tables. The outermost 3 tables on the other side of the room would do the same thing, with the 4th/middle table having the 20 gallon sump pump reservoir underneath it. However, with condensate pumps I worry about them clogging from the runoff eventually, since they are only designed for condensate from AC's, dehu's etc. Since they only hold half a gallon, it could become a big problem if they ever clogged and overflowed.
Option #3 would be doing the same thing as above, except instead of condensate pumps, utilize sump pumps that would be more able to tolerate the runoff. Have outermost 3 tables on either end drain into a reservoir with a sump pump inside, and then have both plumbed into the main reservoir (PVC pipe running along the ground), which would then push everything out to the main drain.
I greatly appreciate any help/advice/feedback!