Water Softener Floor Drain Air Gap

For draining into standpipes or outlet boxes we offer a specialized water softener air gap.

Water softener floor drain air gap.

The ag180 002 universal air gap provides an effective way of connecting condensate water softener and ro and iron water filter discharge to a floor drain or 2 inch standpipe. This universal air gap installs into 2 inch standpipes or sits on top and attaches directly to a floor drain grill. Drain air gap ag100 001 has 1 2 inch od inlet port for direct 1 2 inch pvc pipe connection. Securing the line is important as the softener discharge does exit with some force.

This universal air gap installs into 2 inch standpipes or sits on top and attaches directly to a floor drain grill. We never could find a great solution for an air gap for the floor drain so we built one. Floor gap 5 49 manufactured in utah the patented floor gap is the number one choice by installers when it comes to creating an air gap for water softener drain lines. Universal air gap for water softeners and filters with 1 2 inch od or 5 8 inch id inlet port and 1 1 2 inch or 2 inch drainpipe outlet ag100 001 mr.

We started working with water softeners in 1979. The softener drain line must not be connected directly to the waste system but must be emptied into a laundry tray floor drain or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at least two times the diameter of the drain line but in no case less than 1 1 2 above the top of the receptacle used. Ag100 001 universal air gap for water softeners and filters with 1 2 inch od or 5 8 inch id inlet port and 1 1 2 inch or 2 inch drainpipe outlet easy to connect. The 1 2 inch inlet accommodates any 1 2 inch slip joint adapters.

A softener drain line must not be connected directly to the waste system but must be emptied into a laundry tray floor drain or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at least two times the diameter of the drain line but in no case less than 1 1 2 above the top of the receptacle used. This air gap is to ensure that there will never be any backflow of sewage or drain water sucked back into the water softener.