I hope you can help me. We are currently planning our new single-family house with a basement and are looking for the right lifting station from Kessel. We will design a room in the basement as a future shower bathroom for the children and will install the corresponding drainage pipes beneath the slab, but for financial reasons, we definitely will not build it out or use it as a shower bathroom for at least the next 10 years. The only other room with wastewater below the backflow level is the utility room with the washing machine, dryer, and a small hand washbasin.
Our basement builder recommended the Kessel Aqualift F Compact because of the planned toilet in the shower bathroom and wants to install it under the slab, as it is considered a “clean and reliable” solution. Since the lifting station will definitely not have to handle wastewater containing fecal matter for the next 10 years, we would prefer to install a more affordable lifting station for now and then replace it with a fecal-capable lifting station like the Aqualift F Compact at a later time. I have read that a pump sump is no longer state of the art, so the idea was to install a similar but non-fecal-capable lifting station during the basement construction and then swap it out for a fecal-capable one like the Aqualift F Compact after the bathroom is built in 10 years.
Is there a comparable, more affordable lifting station to the Aqualift F Compact that we could easily replace later? What solution would you recommend?
Thank you very much in advance for your response.
Our basement builder recommended the Kessel Aqualift F Compact because of the planned toilet in the shower bathroom and wants to install it under the slab, as it is considered a “clean and reliable” solution. Since the lifting station will definitely not have to handle wastewater containing fecal matter for the next 10 years, we would prefer to install a more affordable lifting station for now and then replace it with a fecal-capable lifting station like the Aqualift F Compact at a later time. I have read that a pump sump is no longer state of the art, so the idea was to install a similar but non-fecal-capable lifting station during the basement construction and then swap it out for a fecal-capable one like the Aqualift F Compact after the bathroom is built in 10 years.
Is there a comparable, more affordable lifting station to the Aqualift F Compact that we could easily replace later? What solution would you recommend?
Thank you very much in advance for your response.
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Sebastian7926 Jul 2016 09:03Yes, but you say that it can interfere with the KfW calculation.
Mine is 60cm x 60cm x 60cm (24 inches x 24 inches x 24 inches) and was also included in the thermal insulation calculation back then.
It’s against the ground anyway – no real cold comes up from there. If necessary, the box can simply be insulated as well.
Mine is 60cm x 60cm x 60cm (24 inches x 24 inches x 24 inches) and was also included in the thermal insulation calculation back then.
It’s against the ground anyway – no real cold comes up from there. If necessary, the box can simply be insulated as well.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Yes, but you say it can interfere with the KfW calculation Yes – that was the reason why my basement builder no longer constructs them (in our area together with a waterproof concrete shell) – whether the reason is valid, I have no idea. As a prospective homeowner, I would simply forward this question to the energy consultant – if they say it doesn’t matter (as in your case), then everything is fine.
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Sebastian7926 Jul 2016 09:53A waterproof concrete shell ("white tank") tends to be more problematic – no matter how well it is sealed, it creates a joint and therefore a potential weak point that is extremely difficult to access for repairs.
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