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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
i have a Scotsman ice maker spec'd for a customers bar area
it has a pump discharge
ive called Scotsman and got transferred 2x and eventually ended up on a guys voice mail....2 days= no return call (thanks Scotsman)
i have 2 idea's to drain this thing....funnel connection under the bar sink, or to use an Airgap and run it to a dishwasher tailpiece under the bar sink.
i just roughed it in, so i dont have the unit, the builder cant tell me which version of the unit im getting.....so i dont have any instructions
i assume since a dishwasher can discharge into a funnel connection (air break), that a ice maker can do the same?
thanks
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Author:
packy
i was under the impression that pumped drains can connect directly to the sewer.
nothing will back flow from the sewer into and thru a pump.
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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
so if i wanted to i could just use a dishwasher tail piece and run it right into the drain of the bar sink with no air gap/ air break?
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Author:
packy
that's how i would do it.
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Author:
hj
Most icemaker pumps are "open" so any backflow will overflow their sumps.
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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
im going to call the State of WI buildings division...id love for it to be that easy as to just run it into a dw tailpiece with no back flow worries
we have to use airgaps for DW's here, so im more cautious....plus the job is 1.5 hours away and i dont want to make a extra redo trip...i want to pass inspection 1st time
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Author:
hj
A DW pump is "directly" connected to the dishwasher. Most ice maker pumps are connected to the dishwasher with a hose loosely stuck through a hole in the top of the pump's housing, AND the pump may also have a check valve in its discharge line. Either one will prevent contamination of the ice supply if the drain line were to back up.
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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
State of WI= i MUST have an Air gap or Air Break....i cannot direct connect to a DW tailpiece
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Author:
hj
Someone is reading the ordinance wrong, or does not understand how the pump works, UNLESS the ice storage bin is connected DIRECTLY to the pump, which few do since they have a sump to accumulate the water and a float switch to turn the pump on.
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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
this info was directly from the main guy at the Buildings division of the State of WI....if he tells me to do it, i do it....
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Author:
hj
They tell me what to do, and if I disagree, I go to the department head and plead my case. We are about 50/50.
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Author:
waukeshaplumbing (WI)
the ice manufacturer finally called me back...there is a check valve in the drain line
its going to cost me $30 more to do a funnel connection under the sink...the $30 will save me arguing with the inspector....and in the end a air break will be safer than a hard connection...so for 10 extra minutes and $30 in parts why make extra potential trouble for myself...
thanks for the advice
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Author:
hj
A "funnel connection under the sink"? GUess what will be the first thing to overflow when the drain line backs up?
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