Sump room? Yea/Nay?

[AC0DX]

I must have too much time on my hands to think about this 180 that we are going to be setting up. We are going to place it in our basement which is mostly finished. Next to where I want to put the tank is our storage/furnace room. This room has a closet that shares a wall next to where the tank will go. I am thinking about putting the sump in that closet so that it is not under the tank in the stand. This will allow me to have a fairly large sump and not have any equipment noise in the room with the tank. I have a couple of questions:

1. Are there downsides to putting the sump in the same room as my furnace?
2. How would I control humidity in that room? There is an outside window in that room.
3. Has anyone done this and can you share pics?

 

[AlexG]

I run a fish room adjacent to my displays which is where I located all of my sump tanks. I find this to be the best setup I have ever had in terms of ease of access.

1. Are there downsides to putting the sump in the same room as my furnace? Yes there can be some downsides. Salts pray control with sump covers will be a must or it will corrode any exposed metal in the furnace room. Humidity control is something to keep and eye on. Using electronic monitors for humidity will let you know if levels get out of hand and if needed actions can be taken leveraging a dehumidifier or ventilation. If you utilize sump tank covers though it might mitigate the need for additional humidity control. Temperature control of that space would be something that needs to be considered to ensure it does not get too hot in that space.

2. How would I control humidity in that room? There is an outside window in that room. Sump covers, Dehumidifier, and/or ventilation fan (Make sure if you utilize a ventilation fan that it is a lower CFM as it could create a dangerous level of negative pressure that can reverse a furnace chimney resulting in carbon monoxide getting into your home.) I run a 110 CFM ventilation fan and a dehumidifier for my system but I have a large volume of open water.

3. Has anyone done this and can you share pics? My fish room is in the basement but not located next to the furnace. These are older photos but more or less capture the fish room. I did put plastic up on my ceiling to prevent excessive humidity from absorbing into the house due to the large surface area of open water but I think that can be an optional addition depending on measured humidity levels in your fish room.