readiescards Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Currently considering which sewage treatment plant to install and am considering a Vortex Eco. The manual says: DON’T allow the condensate from heating systems to enter the foul drains. This has a very low pH and can destroy a sewage treatment plant or septic tank. The MVHR unit I have, a Vent-Axia Kentic Plus, has a condensate drain that the install manual states: The unit’s condensate drain must be connected to the building’s wastewater drainage system. Questions: How much condensate is generated and is it really incompatible with a sewage treatment plant? Any issues with running the condensate direct to the rain-water drainage system instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I would just connect the condensate drain to the rainwater soakaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 32 minutes ago, readiescards said: How much condensate is generated and is it really incompatible with a sewage treatment plant? Its fine - this refers to gas condensing boilers as their condensate is acidic. MVHR is just water either off the heat exchanger or rainwater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Interesting point @readiescards. All the systems I have seen deal with external condensation (always on the ducting) by ignoring it. Those that had no condensation were wrapped up warm in their little jackets or their EPS coats..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 That's a good warning about the condensate drain from a BOILER, but as already stated it would not apply to condensate from an mvhr unit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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