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Starting to lay out new sumps

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by xroads, Jun 30, 2015.

  1. Jun 30, 2015 #1
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Starting laying out one of my new sumps tonight. There will 2 of these under each tank, and they will be plumbed together. I will post some more pics as I go along.



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  2. Jun 30, 2015 #2
    Ray/Jen_Reefin Davenport, IA

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    What size sump is this. Looking forward to seeing the images and results!
     
  3. Jun 30, 2015 #3
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Can you see the pictures?
     
  4. Jun 30, 2015 #4
    Ray/Jen_Reefin Davenport, IA

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    Just the 1 with the 2x4 in it.
     
  5. Jun 30, 2015 #5
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    ok they are the same pic, I just tried it 2 different ways.
    --- Auto-Merged, Jun 30, 2015 ---
    The sump is 60 x 36 x 12
     
  6. Jun 30, 2015 #6
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    I assume that you are just roughing out the layout, right? Not going to bond together when the seams are vertical?
     
  7. Jun 30, 2015 #7
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    LOL

    Ya just laying it out to make sure it will fit together nicely
     
  8. Jun 30, 2015 #8
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    you have water in any of the tanks yet?
     
  9. Jun 30, 2015 #9
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    just the 125 qt
     
  10. Jun 30, 2015 #10
    Roman Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Looking good. Is that for the tank you bought up north
     
  11. Jun 30, 2015 #11
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    It will be two sumps for 3 separate tanks. The 500 gallon is in our bedroom, and the two, 260 gallon tanks are in the basement. They will all be hooked together.
     
  12. Jun 30, 2015 #12
    AdamLawrence Marion, IA

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    I have a silly question how do you plan on controlling the humidity in the house.
     
  13. Jul 1, 2015 #13
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    He's just going to utilize the moist, humid environment and turn his house into a tropical forest. Why visit a tropical island when you can just stop by Craig's house lol.
     
  14. Jul 1, 2015 #14
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Actually that is a very important question.

    I am installing a commercial dehumidifier that connects to the duct work
     
  15. Sep 24, 2015 #15
    AdamLawrence Marion, IA

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    Just wondering if you have any update on the tropical island.
     
  16. Sep 24, 2015 #16
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    Craig I don't know what happened to your pics in the 1st post but they aren't showing up. I looked at the post and was able to fix one of the links but not the other, did you move pics around in photobucket?

    The first one doesn't resolve at all and the link is weird, see that one below

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    Then the second one was a mess, this is before
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    [IMG]http://[URL=http://s238.photobucket.com/user/craigajohnston/media/sump_zpspczyalzm.jpg.html][IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff94/craigajohnston/sump_zpspczyalzm.jpg[/IMG]
    This is after (this one is the one that is showing up right now)
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    [IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff94/craigajohnston/sump_zpspczyalzm.jpg[/IMG]
     
  17. Sep 24, 2015 #17
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    I didnt change anything.

    I will try to get some pics up this weekend on everything I have been up to. Lots of progress.
     

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