I am thinking about changing the route my sump pump discharge pipetakes to get to the exterior wall. What are some things to consider for the inside route from pump to exterior wall?
I know distance is one. How can I determine what my pump can handle?
Do more 90 degree turns in the route increase load on pump?
How much vertical can I do? How can I determine what my pump can handle?
Right now, the discharges comes up about 8 feet from pump, takes a 90 and runs straight to the exterior wall about 25 feet.
My future plan is to have it come up 8 feet, make a few lefts and rights to get around A/C unit, and then travel about 25 feet to a new exterior wall.
I have a “ProFlo PF92341 – 3/10 HP Cast Iron Submersible Sump Pump w/ Vertical Float Switch”
Any advice would be great. Any other considerations?
Best Answer
Adding in more bends and more horizontal run will increase the load on the pump. However this is a sump pump, so the volume being pumped is quite low and hence the water speeds are low (which means the load from a bend is low too).
This pump has a maximum head of 25 feet, so it has plenty of spare pressure to deal with some bends.