TPR Drain pipe

[Bob Elliott]

Ben take as much time as needed to make accurate.
That's all that matters.

[Richard A. Moran, 2nd]

My house is just under 5 years old. I have a sump pump in the basement and I have never seen it come on by itself. Every now and then I shake the pipe coming out of the pit and the pump will come on and after a number of seconds it will stop. Looks to me like there is something stopping the float. We had some rain this past week and I decided to investigate. The sump is sealed and has a RADON pipe, two HVAC drains, the sump pump discharge pipe AND THE TPR DISCHARGE PIPE!!!!!. They are all sealed into the top of the sump. I took the TPR course and never checked my home!!!!! My TPR discharges directly into the sump. I would never know if it was faulty. My home was built by Toll Brothers. Is there any way that this is an OK situation?

Dick

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Nick retired as InterNACHI Janitor sometime ago. That was my calling.
Got to go clean the toilets....

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Originally Posted by rmoran

Is there any way that this is an OK situation?

Should be conspicuous. Should not rely on a pump to drain.