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I reconfigured my irrigation setup and have deleted the dehumidifier condensate from draining back into the reservoir. I didn't have a problem doing it last time but I do know that it can carry toxic metals and bacteria/mold so better to just remove it from the equation.
Of course this change presents a new problem for me. Where to I put that condensate now that it's not draining into the res? I've decided to use a condensate pump to automate the removal. I currently have a 5 gal bucket collecting the condensate but I'm trying to set this up so that if I go away it will manage itself.
Here's where you come in. The condensate pump model I'm getting has a high high shut off float. This means that if the high water float fails or is overwhelmed by the volume of water coming in the high high can activate and keep the pump from overflowing but it only activates a low voltage device like a thermostat to shut off an HVAC system so that it doesn't continue dumping condensate in the already full pump.
I have a portable dehumidifier. I'm curious if there is a simple way of or device that I can use to shut off the dehumidifier if the high high on the condensate pump activates. I'm guessing it'll take some sort of low volt relay but maybe there is a simpler, easier way of accomplishing this. Not sure so I'm deferring to you!
Of course this change presents a new problem for me. Where to I put that condensate now that it's not draining into the res? I've decided to use a condensate pump to automate the removal. I currently have a 5 gal bucket collecting the condensate but I'm trying to set this up so that if I go away it will manage itself.
Here's where you come in. The condensate pump model I'm getting has a high high shut off float. This means that if the high water float fails or is overwhelmed by the volume of water coming in the high high can activate and keep the pump from overflowing but it only activates a low voltage device like a thermostat to shut off an HVAC system so that it doesn't continue dumping condensate in the already full pump.
I have a portable dehumidifier. I'm curious if there is a simple way of or device that I can use to shut off the dehumidifier if the high high on the condensate pump activates. I'm guessing it'll take some sort of low volt relay but maybe there is a simpler, easier way of accomplishing this. Not sure so I'm deferring to you!
