ᐅ Is it possible to have a floor drain and a separate water line?
Created on: 5 Feb 2021 11:35
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Hausbau12
Hello everyone,
We are currently planning our house and kitchen.
We have two cats for whom we installed a "drinking fountain" right next to the sink in the guest bathroom. It has an infrared sensor and a separate connection to the water supply line beneath the sink. So far, it works well.
In the future, I would like the water for the cats to be in the kitchen, so we are not dependent on the guest bathroom door being open. However, I don’t want it at the kitchen sink, as the cats would then be on my kitchen countertop.
Ideally, I would prefer the whole setup to be on the floor.
My idea is now to have a separate water connection (similar to the one we have for the refrigerator ice maker) and a drain in the floor.
Would something like this be possible? Anyone have any ideas?
🙂
We are currently planning our house and kitchen.
We have two cats for whom we installed a "drinking fountain" right next to the sink in the guest bathroom. It has an infrared sensor and a separate connection to the water supply line beneath the sink. So far, it works well.
In the future, I would like the water for the cats to be in the kitchen, so we are not dependent on the guest bathroom door being open. However, I don’t want it at the kitchen sink, as the cats would then be on my kitchen countertop.
Ideally, I would prefer the whole setup to be on the floor.
My idea is now to have a separate water connection (similar to the one we have for the refrigerator ice maker) and a drain in the floor.
Would something like this be possible? Anyone have any ideas?
🙂
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hampshire7 Feb 2021 09:37Hausbau12 schrieb:
What an unfriendly and unnecessary comment from you.@Olli-Ka did not write a single unfriendly word; they simply mentioned that their cats were given water in a bowl. Having a bowl in the kitchen and running water where it is now would also be an option. That way, the cats always have water and often running water.As an alternative to a drain, a pump could also be useful.
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Hausbau127 Feb 2021 09:49That's right. He definitely didn’t mean to imply that the bowls would work as well, or that my idea is silly. How do I even come up with such a thing?
Of course, we have an extra bowl in the kitchen for safety, but no one actually drinks from it.
What do you mean by a pump? I don’t want to go back to a standard drinking fountain.
Yesterday, I also thought about whether it would be possible to place a sink on the floor. A small one made of natural stone, for example, not necessarily a white bathroom type. 😀 The ones I’ve seen are usually mounted on a wooden board. My question is whether it would work at floor level or if the water drainage wouldn’t function properly.
Of course, we have an extra bowl in the kitchen for safety, but no one actually drinks from it.
What do you mean by a pump? I don’t want to go back to a standard drinking fountain.
Yesterday, I also thought about whether it would be possible to place a sink on the floor. A small one made of natural stone, for example, not necessarily a white bathroom type. 😀 The ones I’ve seen are usually mounted on a wooden board. My question is whether it would work at floor level or if the water drainage wouldn’t function properly.
What you have in mind is definitely possible. Just ask your general contractor/developer/architect 🙂
Personally, I probably wouldn’t do it that way either. Either in the guest bathroom – possibly with a flap – or a closed system that I refill fresh every morning and evening.
Personally, I probably wouldn’t do it that way either. Either in the guest bathroom – possibly with a flap – or a closed system that I refill fresh every morning and evening.
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hampshire7 Feb 2021 10:25Pump option 1: closed loop. The water circulates and needs to be refilled after consumption. With a suitably sized reservoir, this is rare.
Pump option 2: wastewater is pumped up to the level of the existing drain – just like with a dishwasher. This eliminates the need for a floor drain.
Another option: water flows into a basin or stone trough (which looks better). The inflow, triggered by the cats, is shut off once a certain fill level is reached. This way, you don’t need a drain and are protected against flooding.
Pump option 2: wastewater is pumped up to the level of the existing drain – just like with a dishwasher. This eliminates the need for a floor drain.
Another option: water flows into a basin or stone trough (which looks better). The inflow, triggered by the cats, is shut off once a certain fill level is reached. This way, you don’t need a drain and are protected against flooding.
Hausbau12 schrieb:
My question is whether this is possible at floor level or if the water drainage would not work then.I agree with the suggestions from @hampshire, but I don’t want to leave you waiting for a simple yes/no answer: yes, it is possible. The floor drain doesn’t care whether it serves a barrier-free shower or a (self-refilling) drinking bowl.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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