Is there a way to hook up a hose on this drain plug to use as a gravity feed water source? Thanks!
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Yes, the drain plug is 1.5" male thread (NPT) so you would need a reducer bushing. Get a 1.5"male thread to hose thread reducer bushing. That may be difficult to find so you could also use a 1.5" MIP to 5/8" FIP or 3/4" FIP (FIP = female thread) adapter and then get a pipe thread to hose thread adapter. Just make sure the pipe to hose adapter is the same diameter as the hose you intend to use. An example: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FM9XMQ/ref=biss_dp_t_asn Here is a hose adapter: http://www.amazon.com/Dixon-504-1212-Fitting-Adapter-Female/dp/B007D5KFOG/ref=pd_sim_indust_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Y0QAADXZ3Y0FK1JGS43
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Yes! Mine was the same way. Go to Home Depot or another home improvement type store and purchase a 90 degree 3 or 4 inch(depending on your size clean out pipe) elbow plumbing fixture. You will also need the male threaded connector to fit your original opening and the female thread connector for the doggie doo drain. Some pvc glue and that's it. Its very simple.... This will then allow you to mount the Doggie Doo drain in an upright position. See picture here (copy and paste this link) - http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb417/rb404/SAM_0034_zps5c8ff231.jpg
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No. It has an attachment that allows a hose to drain the unit into the sink or sump or wherever. It is gravity activated
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You can certainly put a valve in lieu of the drain plug, it will not control the head unit obviously. We installed a delta combination shower head with included sprayer which has a self contained diverter. Works well
520662
Yes. There is a drain cap on the bottom. And a hose can attach to it for draining away from it.
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Hi Richard. That knob is an overflow drain but there is no way to attach a hose.
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Yep - we have a hose hooked up to the back of ours that is feeding directly into a drain in the basement. Works great.
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I don't see why you couldn't do that. Gravity will carry the waste to the pump which actually pushes the waste out the discharge hose. Probably want to use a short between the tank and the pump.
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Yes, there is a utility port on the right hand side to directly connect a vacuum hose. I use it to with my car kit as the unit is mounted in the garage. As far as the inlet/outlet, they must be behind the unit going into the wall, I don't see any outlets except for the utility one.
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Well, sure, tho not necessarily "easily", but only because of the challenge in connecting the soaker hose... The big white plastic drain hose from the Oatey is rather large, and not a particularly standard size, so it's a little tricky to connect it to something exact like a water hose connector. I had some good luck with some assorted PVC plugs/connectors and elbows (sorry, I forget what diameters/sizes...) to route water "around the corner" into one of my rain barrels. With some tie-downs it's staying connected quite nicely and seals well. You might be able to do something similar to connect up to a regular water hose - you might even get "lucky" and just be able to screw a female-to-female threaded water hose end inside the soft white plastic Oakey hose. Hope this helps! Home Depot or Lowes is your friend here. A little "home engineering" creativity and you should be fine - it doesn't have to be a perfect seal, you're gonna be routing into a leaky soaker hose anyway, lol... :) Good Luck! Jeeeeem
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Yes, a short hose with a male hose connector comes with the unit. You slide the hose thru a provided hole onto the drain tube and connect your hose to it.
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I haven't tried that, but I did hook it onto a regular hose (as I only bought one) and it worked okay, just seemed to leak at the connection. Don't see why you couldn't.
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The answer is no ONLY if you do NOT install the pump outlet attachment. This attachment triggers a microswitch in the unit to turn on the pump when the predetermined level is reached. If not installed then it will gravity drain (if desired).
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The pump works fine going to a condensate drain from the AC, but I have not used the gravity drain feature. The drain tube for mine does not lie flat either.
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You need to get a hose and hook it up- in the picture it shows 2 hoses, one is for water to the sink the other is for the drain
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assuming you have a drain at a level lower than the drain plug in the unit.... buy at least 2 feet of hose that fits the drain line and press it onto the drain line
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The hose is too long for us and therefore the pump runs instead of using gravity. If we cut the hose so it runs directly into the drain, will it keep the pump from running? Has anyone tried this??