Condensing soakaway pit

[Viper Gas]

Hello All,

I hope every one here is well.

Has anyone here made a soakaway pit as a terminal for a condensate pipe?
If so can you give us a few hints on how to do it. I am about to do one next week and would like to get it right first time.

cheers

DD368

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i have they need to go a meter away from the property,you can buy a kit like this McAlpine Condensate Soakaway generally you would fill with chippings or you can make one your self

 

[Blackcatgas]

Last resort really, fill them with lime?, lyme? (sp?)chippings

 

[Viper Gas]

Thank guys,

As alwasy your opinions are very helpful.

So i think using the soakway kit will be a much easier option compared to trying to run the condensate behind all the kitchen units in the SECOND floor flat.
I intend to run the condensate down the outside wall and into this soakway. Because of the severe weather in recent years i will run about 1/2meter of 22mm plastic pipe, and then change to 40mm pipe, then into the ground back to 22mm and into sockaway. Of course I will insulate.

Any opinions on this, if any are welcome.

Thanks and have a profitable week guys.

Regards
DD368

 

[Puddle]

Time you have done all that,what about using a condensate pump

Grundfos Conlift L Auto Condensate Pump 96845663

and discharge in kitchen,running under units and back up to sink

 

[tamz]

You should consider doing it internally even if it means using a pump. If you are pumping it the hose can be run around the bottom of the units by removing the kickboard.

If as a last resort you need to use a soakaway do the external run in 40mm (including through the wall) and keep it as short as possible. Do not reduce it back to 3/4" to connect to the soakaway. A McAlpine soakaway will take a 40mm pipe. You should lag the pipe too but you will struggle to get 40mm lagging. No one keeps it.
Dig a hole at least 500mm deep x 300mm wide and 500mm away from the building. Get a bag of lime chips and line the hole with them then sit the soakaway in and connect it. Then pour the rest of the lime chips around to cover it completely.

 

[Reg Man]

common mistake is to fill the pot with lime chippings. As Tamz says, lime chippings on the outside of the pot.

 

[Dannypipe]

I've done this for a pair of sequensed external boilers. Got some advice from Grant.

Bit of advise to you. Buy your limestone chippings from Wickes not your plumbers merchants. About £6 a bag difference.

Anyway I'll post a picture. I dug a hole about 500mm deep. Lined the bottom with chippings about 4" deep. Then inserted a heavily drilled (3mm drill) section of soil pipe. Then backfilled with limestone chippings all around that. The blanked the top and run my 40mm waste (fed by the two Grant boilers) to it. Finally I lagged it, my merchants held the lagging in stock (Drakes, Tunbridge Wells).

Its easy, good luck mate.

 

[Viper Gas]

mm,

I would love to keep it internal but i have to go under a cooker too, this is why I am thinking the external route. Anyway I have time to decide while i am on the job, it is still a possibility. meanwhile I will look into the pump.

Cheers lads for your time taken to answer and respect to Danny pipe for putting up he photos, that was ace mate.

Regards

DD368

 

[WHPES]

What about running it to surface water using a Condensafe Neutraliser?

 

[gaspastemania]

Worth showing this thread to a friend of mine , his attitude is nothing wrong with coming out in overflow and terminating over flowerbed .

 

[tamz]

Suppose it would be fine if the cust wanted blue hydrangeas🙂

 

[WHPES]

Plus that's not legal anyway.

Soakaway is easy to install.

 

[mike_s]

I like soakaways, we have fitted about 10 of them and its easy. If the condensate can't be done inside and is a long run outside then we opt for soakaways without hesitation apart from upping the price of the job a little.