Is it possible to have a drip system if my house sits on a slab?

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skjl47 said:
Hello; is the slab in what might be considered a basement with the slab floor below the outside ground level or is the slab at or near ground level which makes it the floor of the rooms of the house?
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It's at ground level and is the floors in the house. No basement. I pulled up the carpet in one room to replace with laminate flooring and the floor is concrete after the carpet and padding was removed.
 
JK47 said:
I use a small bulkhead and run a line from the sump to the reservoir.

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Is your sump raised off the floor? The water level in my sump wouldn't really give me much of a reservoir to drip into and if I raise the water level I would be afraid either the sump or the reservoir would over run during a power outage. I have a bad habit of over thinking things sometimes.
 
180gallons said:
Is your sump raised off the floor? The water level in my sump wouldn't really give me much of a reservoir to drip into and if I raise the water level I would be afraid either the sump or the reservoir would over run during a power outage. I have a bad habit of over thinking things sometimes.
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Perhaps it would be easier if you gave us pics of your setup/layout so we can offer suggestions that would work for your application?
 
The left side will be diy trickle filter made out of a 40 breeder. I measured to make sure it would fit under the tank but not if it would fit through the door. Major disappointment. The tank will have to be moved again in order to put it in through the back. The plastic container was my first choice until I got the 40 breeder from my brother. I figured the glass tank would be better in the long run.

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Hello; I may have lost track of the questions we are trying to address.
I believe you mentioned at some point you have solved the overflow of water from the tank when the power is off, is that correct? If so the flooding no longer happens.

I have been posting about two issues. One is the use of a backup power supply. Have we covered that question well enough?

The other issue is the constant drip system and where the excess water will drain to. The photos do not help much with that. I saw in one picture a refrigerator in the next room. I think it has an in door water system. That likely has a drain of some sort.
I also will guess that the frig is in a kitchen and there will be a sink. That sink will have a drain.
The laundry room should have a drain. If you have central air there will be a condensate drain.
The point I am making being there are likely several drains already in the home and perhaps you can find one close to the tank to run the excess water into.

That the home is on a slab at ground level also gives an option. A hole can be made thru an outside wall to allow the excess water to drain away to the outside. A guess being a hole that will allow a 1/2 inch pipe should be enough to drain a drip system.
 
skjl47 said:
Hello; I may have lost track of the questions we are trying to address.
I believe you mentioned at some point you have solved the overflow of water from the tank when the power is off, is that correct? If so the flooding no longer happens.
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The overflow of water during a power outage is not a problem right now because the sump will hold the water draining from the main tank. I was concerned if I place a bulkhead at the running water level in the sump for drip purpose when there is a power loss all the water will flow out of the bulkhead into the reservoir for pumping outside instead of filling up the sump.

skjl47 said:
The other issue is the constant drip system and where the excess water will drain to. The photos do not help much with that. I saw in one picture a refrigerator in the next room. I think it has an in door water system. That likely has a drain of some sort.
I also will guess that the frig is in a kitchen and there will be a sink. That sink will have a drain.
The laundry room should have a drain. If you have central air there will be a condensate drain.
The point I am making being there are likely several drains already in the home and perhaps you can find one close to the tank to run the excess water into.
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The kitchen sink is on the wall behind the tank which is where I tapped into the water line for refilling my sump without having to haul water. It had been that way for a couple years before my wife noticed that hose coming out of the wall one day when I was under there doing a little rearranging.... Let's just say that was a conversation of a completely different topic.
I could possibly tap into the sink drain but I'm on a septic system (for the first time in my life just like the slab) and I don't want to put any more water than I have to in it. I know it's just a drip system but this septic system has been problematic since day one. It's not a normal septic tank with bleeders, the way it was explained to me it's like having a small waste treatment system in my front yard. My first 5 years here I've had to dig it up maybe 8 times for various reasons so I will avoid that option even if it means not having a drip system.
The only way to an outside wall is across the floor which is not a option either. Right now the only way that I can see is in that wall between the kitchen and the tank and that's only if there's no cross bracing in there. It's looking like in my situation this may not be possible. If my tank set against a outside wall there would be no problem.
Sorry for the long reply but that was that's best I could do to respond to your question.
 
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