“I have a dehumidifier in my crawl space. The built in reservoir and pump seem to be less well made than the dehumidifier itself. I don't know if that is a common problem, but it might be since only a fraction of dehumidifier users even use the feature. The pump system failed and I decided that spending $400 for a new similar dehumidifier and then disposing of all the refrigerants was not something I wanted to do if I could avoid it. As is common in such units, I was easily able to configure the dehumidifier for gravity feed. I determined that the unit worked fine in that mode. Then I bought this pump unit for a fraction of what a new dehumidifier would have cost. The pump unit is well rated and seems well made. It passed the initial tests and is now installed. I really like the independent "reservoir full" contact, which I am using to disable the dehumidifier in case the pump fails. Time will tell how ling the pump unit lasts, but replacing it for $60 really beats replacing the whole dehumidifier, especially since that would involve the disposal if refrigerants.”
“I used this on a basement dehumidifier to pump the water up about 6 ft to a drain pipe. Hose from the dehumidifier drains into this pumps reservoir. When the water reaches a certain level it pumps the water up to the drain pipe via the included 3/8 inch clear hose. Pump is relatively quiet and only actives for about 15-20 seconds. Pump states that it will pump up to 15 ft vertically.”
“Always had issues with condensation in summer and tripping over the hose that runs across the basement floor to the drain from my furnace. Omg so easy to install. I had hose run up and across the ceiling of the basement and run to the washer drain in 10 minutes. In 30 I had the AC running and reducing the high humidity in here. I used a big cup and poured into the reservoir before turning on the AC and plugging in this. Have to run the in pipe at an angle for it to work the float. But that was no issue. I have it straight down and the last foot at a slight angle and she's working like a dream. I'm ready for summer weather. It also has 3 inlets. So I'm getting a new dehumidifier and installing it next to the furnace so I can run hose from it to this pump and won't have to worry if dehumidifier is full cuz it will get pumped out. Not sure why I didn't do this sooner but this is my first house and I'm still learning even after 7 years here. It's so quiet I never hear it.”
“My A/C's condensate drain line did not have an easy route. It required two 90 degree turns and did not have a consistent downward slope. As a result it would get clogged up. Eventually my shop vac wasn't able to clear it. So I purchased one of these pumps. That allowed me to pump the water up the wall, then run the line to the exit point with proper sloping. I have not had a single clog in nearly 3 years. The included tubing is transparent and you clearly see there is no build up whatsoever.After nearly three years the pump was still working just fine, but it started to sound like maybe it was going to evetually die. Rather than waiting for that to happen I decided to proactively replace it. Switching out the old one was simple since I just connected it to the same drain tube.I could not be happier with these pumps. If I get another 3 years of service out of this new one, it's well worth the money.”
