Sump in furnace room?

[Jasper05]

My sump sits right next to both my furnace and hot water tank without any issues...including Co2. I do run a Co2 reactor off of my skimmer, but only because it only takes 1 or 2 of my daughters friends in the basement to make my PH plummet.

How big is your sump?

 

[Amado]

I visited a friend that was tearing down his tank. He was closing down his tank because
He placed the sump in the furnace room and he rusted the furnace. It was about 6k to replace the furnace. His wife almost left him.

 

[Waters]

How big is your sump?

26 gallons. There is pictures of the whole setup in my build thread if you want to check them out.

 

[OceanDiver]

My sump sits right next to both my furnace and hot water tank without any issues...including Co2. I do run a Co2 reactor off of my skimmer, but only because it only takes 1 or 2 of my daughters friends in the basement to make my PH plummet.

I was using a reactor too but it was easier to just run a pipe outside.

 

[Jasper05]

26 gallons. There is pictures of the whole setup in my build thread if you want to check them out.

Your build thread link wasnt working for me. Your sump size is about 1/5 of what the OP wants. I would have to assume that there may be a threshold where the size of the sump does become an issue.


Not to hijack the thread, but I'm thinking of putting a 40 gallon sump about 20 feet away, but it's a boiler, not a furnace. I still have my concerns

 

[Waters]

Your build thread link wasnt working for me. Your sump size is about 1/5 of what the OP wants. I would have to assume that there may be a threshold where the size of the sump does become an issue.


Not to hijack the thread, but I'm thinking of putting a 40 gallon sump about 20 feet away, but it's a boiler, not a furnace. I still have my concerns

Possibly.....but his tank is also 3 times the size of mine which could possibly remedy any potential issues due to the larger volume of water.

 

[Waters]

I was using a reactor too but it was easier to just run a pipe outside.

I was worried about the air quality I would have been pulling into the tank. I considered filtering it through carbon prior to hitting the skimmer but I didn't want to deal with it. There is a lot of grass fertilizers and other things right outside where I would have pulling air in.

 

[jpas]

My sump is 156g, tank is 425g and fuge is 40g. They all sit less then 10 feet from my furnace.

 

[jpas]

My humidity levels in my basement are around 35% in the winter & 45% in the summer.

 

[Jasper05]

My humidity levels in my basement are around 35% in the winter & 45% in the summer.

Do you vent out at all?

 

[Jasper05]

Possibly.....but his tank is also 3 times the size of mine which could possibly remedy any potential issues due to the larger volume of water.

Sorry, I meant more in terms of rusting something out.

 

[ScottB]

I run a 300G frag system in my furnace room without issue. The room does have adequate ventilation. I have no rust issues.

As to CO2, it was always 7.8-8.0. The same as my upstairs display. Now I CO2 scrub feed my frag skimmer for 8.1-8.3.

I have an oil fired furnace. It pulls from and drafts to the outside. If it did not we would all be dead from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, right? Why would there be more CO2 in a furnace room? I missed that part. Does it "settle" from the upper floors of the house?

 

[Waters]

Sorry, I meant more in terms of rusting something out.

Ahhhh, ok. I misunderstood you. If it means anything, even though my sump is only 26 gallons, the furnance room (which isn't large) is enclosed and my humidity never rises above 45% in that room.....which was the same as it was prior to having the sump in there. You are correct though....a much larger sump might be different.

 

[tamanning]

I Live in Florida no gas lines. co2 is not an issue here. the furnace is a heat pump and the water heater is electric. I'd be more concerned about the temp in the room .

 

[jpas]

Do you vent out at all?

No, but I do have a hole I cut in the concrete wall that I will eventually make a vent for the room. I never needed it so it is currently blocked off.

 

[DurbelMcDillett]

How big is your sump?

125 gallons

 

[DurbelMcDillett]

GO

I did the same thing. Granted I only have reefier 525XL.
I ran ran 1/4" lines through the ceiling for top off and water change. Honestly wished I had ran more for a calcium reactor.

As for CO2. I ran a pipe/tubing to the outside within the walls and to the intake of the skimmer. I also added a carbon filter on the outside of my house. My tank is only 6 months old but couldn't get my pH above 8.0 until I used outside air. Now I am stable around 8.1

I highly recommend running additional tubing lines just in case.

Good suggestions, luckily I have a 6 inch duct that runs directly outside to bring 'combustable' air into the furnace room (code requires it). I'm hoping that fresh air will keep to Co2 down?