My floor drain has a pipe that is horizontal in a square hole in the basement. Will this product work at an horizontal angle or does it need to be installed on a vertical pipe?
788201
No, it needs to be installed vertically. The bulb on the bottom floats on the water, rising up and sealing. It wouldn't work horizontally.
788202
This product requires a vertical installation. The float mechanism is by gravity. When water rises, the float will rise to seal. The float valve is unlikely to seal if installed in a horizontal pipe.
788203
The internal check valve is oriented vertically. It operates,closes by pressure int the line opens due to gravity. I think once closed will not re-open
1834094
Kathleen, this product won't be a good fit for fixing your problem!! Reason being is that it's a flat and will not spin like your thinking. Your better off going to home depot and picking up a cheap hand held drain snake that you can rotate with one hand as your holding the housing with another!
1162045
You will have to relocate your existing drain to match the base. I had the same issue where I had to use a jackhammer and tear up the concrete foundation around the old drain and then redo the pipe to accommodate the correct placement for the base.
2186951
Yes, you just have to position the hole in the rack directly over the drain.
2169024
Hi Richard. if your working with 1 1/2" or 1 1/4" easy to reduce or couple together. Drain needs to lined up strait , into wall ABS. This made our unit not line up with existing. I moved drain in wall because there is no room to angle drain in the new fountain. In this situation I could not move fountain to the right or left. Witch would be a lot easier . Hope this helps
1394478
It creates a horizontal level and a vertical plumb line. This probably wouldn't help as much as something that would project directly upward, since vertical line is limited angle. Great for against a wall but not on the ceiling and directly overhead. I'm not sure how you would generate alignment. It might be simpler to measure from the walls to get parallel.
320830
VERTICALLY; Horizontal is asking for spillage problems. This is a quality product and other than the urinal, this is the same product used by hospitals for their Foley cathiters. Treat with care, clean after every use, should give you grat service. Have recently ordered another for backup just in case.
1931677
I believe, Kristin C., that it needs to be installed vertically. To install it horizontally would mean the plungers that hit the cylinders to make the "ding-dong" sound would probablymisfunction because they would be going up and down instead of back and forth.
621937
just attach a longer drain hose. Its a simple fix....hardwares store rubber tubing will be fine for this.
1387934
That is the most ideal way. Water entering on the bottom and exiting on top. However, I know may installers that have use it horizontally with good results. The biggest factor would be actual flow rates being treated.
624703
Yes, it will work in the horizontal position. It is designed to be used that way. We bought it for our forklift and have had no problems.
1620517
I built a sturdy shelf five feet off the basement floor so that my dehumidfier could drain outside without the need for a pump. You will need to build raised edges on the shelf so that the dehumidifier can't vibrate itself off the shelf.
192672
Can you describe it better? Which part would be partially horizontally? Our pipe makes a horizontal bend above the magic heat. I don't think it would work right if the unit was not straight up and down.
1733390
I just mounted my RO-45 in the basement, replacing the previous reverse osmosis unit (RIP) mounted there, directly under the kitchen sink above. Needed about 35 feet of extra line to reach the floor drain in the basement. Went with 3/8" drain line instead of 1/4" to ensure that such a lengthy line would not result in too much back-pressure.
1211969
Matt, I would suggest you reduce the pipe or drain down to a 3" This will give you a leak resistant seal. I used Hydraulic cement and bonded pvc pipe with the appropriate diameter to the interior of my bell shaped floor drain. This then gave me a perfect diameter that was supported by the dried hydraulic cement. This allowed it to handle the side pressure of the bladder as you tighten this floor guard. Or on the worse case you can order it and try it too see if it will expand too the size you need, if it doesn't fit you can always return it. This worked in my situation but may or may not in yours.
816355
How did you use it on the bulbs on your basement staircase that are angled? I tried and failed to get it to work on sockets that are angled below my roofline. It seems to only work on straight-on fixtures. Hint to manufacturer or clever entrepreneur: make an articulated head/claw.
1583131
Yes, it can be installed in a horizontal position. Just make sure those red printed letters on the check valve are facing upwards, meaning the flapper will close downwards after tightening both unions.