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    Default Re: Pump for Water Change, basement to main floor

    40ft vs 15ft isn't too bad, it's the 1-1/4" pvc vs. 5/8" garden hose that hurts.

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    I think I will go with one of these sump pumps. Mine will have to be used with a hose. From basement floor to top of tank is about 13-15ft up, and about 30 ft of hose. If I can get around 200 GPH I will be happy.

    How can you tell if they are oil free if they don't say so? Looking just on amazon right now and not many of them say oil free.

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    Default Re: Pump for Water Change, basement to main floor

    Quote Originally Posted by danotaylor View Post
    I'm gonna chime in here with a question that I think is relevant to this thread. My tank is directly over the area in the basement where my aging barrel sits. Would it put less pressure on a pump if I drilled through my floor and ran a line directly to my tank, or run a hose up the stairs, around the corner and to my tank? Vertical height to the top of the tank is approx 15'. Up the stairs around the corner to the tank would be approx 40' of hose and, obviously, the same overall height. If I hard plumb it I would use 1.25" pvc, if the stairwell option garden hose. Thanks peeps
    Hi Dan,

    I have a very similar setup you are imagining. Some pics are in my tank journal (http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ed-discus-tank) but basically my tank is in front of one of my central heating outlets and directly above the mechanical room. I run a garden house from this pump: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...802A/205617257 through a hole I drilled in the central heating conduit and out the heating vent and into my tank. I use the same hose to drain the tank for water changes and direct the water into my basement drain. ~100 gph with that sort of head height.

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    Default Re: Pump for Water Change, basement to main floor

    I know some of the little giant external pumps come in high lift versions if you want to look into those you could

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    Default Re: Pump for Water Change, basement to main floor

    Thanks everyone, I appreciate the input for sure!!

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    Default Re: Pump for Water Change, basement to main floor

    Quote Originally Posted by RogueDiscus View Post
    Thanks for adding, Mega. Just for more info, what's your head height?
    Basement to first floor through 50' of 1/2" ID tubing and fittings.

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