Avast ATO Pump running ato pump from basement up to main

OceanJack · 05/16/2018, 01:55 PM

Hello!

Just wanted to see if anyone has any experience running their Avast ATO pump from a basement level up 10-15 feet?

I read that the pumps are good for 60ft of head pressure, aside from the pump
it looks like i'll need the float switch too.

Right now I am using the Smart ATO which is great but I don't have room in my sump cabinet for the reservoir and moving that downstairs seems like my only option.

mcgyvr · 05/16/2018, 02:13 PM

Their diaphragm pumps are capable generating 60PSI (pumping up to 130ft high)
Their peristaltic pumps are capable of ~20ft high..

You will certainly need something to tell the pump when to turn off/on..

If its the Autoaqua smart ATO you can just use that system and have it turn on a relay instead of the pump it comes with vs buying some other float/ato system..
You would just need a relay with a 12VDC coil and use the contacts of the relay to turn on/off the pump.. (its really not as hard as it may seem).. plenty of diagrams out there..

OceanJack · 05/16/2018, 08:07 PM

Makes sense, so right now it has two separate wires going into a splitter that powers the optical sensor and pump. So would it make sense for me to splice a connector onto the avast pump and power it from the smart ato splitter?

mcgyvr · 05/17/2018, 04:38 AM

Their diaphragm pump runs on 12V and can likely be powered directly from said splitter as thats 12VDC too.. The other requires a relay/120V line power..

05/16/2018, 01:55 PM	#1
OceanJack Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Rochester Posts: 26	Avast ATO Pump running ato pump from basement up to main Hello! Just wanted to see if anyone has any experience running their Avast ATO pump from a basement level up 10-15 feet? I read that the pumps are good for 60ft of head pressure, aside from the pump it looks like i'll need the float switch too. Right now I am using the Smart ATO which is great but I don't have room in my sump cabinet for the reservoir and moving that downstairs seems like my only option.

05/16/2018, 02:13 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Their diaphragm pumps are capable generating 60PSI (pumping up to 130ft high) Their peristaltic pumps are capable of ~20ft high.. You will certainly need something to tell the pump when to turn off/on.. If its the Autoaqua smart ATO you can just use that system and have it turn on a relay instead of the pump it comes with vs buying some other float/ato system.. You would just need a relay with a 12VDC coil and use the contacts of the relay to turn on/off the pump.. (its really not as hard as it may seem).. plenty of diagrams out there.. __________________ Who me?

05/17/2018, 04:38 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Their diaphragm pump runs on 12V and can likely be powered directly from said splitter as thats 12VDC too.. The other requires a relay/120V line power.. __________________ Who me?

05/16/2018, 08:07 PM	#3
OceanJack Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Rochester Posts: 26	Makes sense, so right now it has two separate wires going into a splitter that powers the optical sensor and pump. So would it make sense for me to splice a connector onto the avast pump and power it from the smart ato splitter?