Hobo,NC
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My son brought a house with an Apollo heating system it has a alarm in the basement anyone know what its for are whats the deal with it..
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Crazy Horse
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I see you have a switch option to put the alarm in HORN mode or in SILENT mode. Now, that's the kind of alarm that makes sense .... ha!
Well, I noticed it's in horn mode so that's good.
Well, I noticed it's in horn mode so that's good.
Determined
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From what little I know about Apollo heating systems they are prone to leaking.
The alarm box in your photo is of a generic nature that could be used to detect anything from rising water (sump pit) to a low level in a heating oil fuel tank or as others have said a high level in a septic tank.
Need to follow the wire to the sensor or ask to know for sure.
The alarm box in your photo is of a generic nature that could be used to detect anything from rising water (sump pit) to a low level in a heating oil fuel tank or as others have said a high level in a septic tank.
Need to follow the wire to the sensor or ask to know for sure.
Crazy Horse
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Here is a link to what I think is an independent contractor of some sort and his comments on the Apollo system. Up in these parts where it
gets cold, a lot of new homes have hot water heating in the basement floor and then regular forced air heating for the house main floor as
well as a second story, etc.
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gets cold, a lot of new homes have hot water heating in the basement floor and then regular forced air heating for the house main floor as
well as a second story, etc.
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Hobo,NC
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Thanks, I forgot his new to him house has a concrete tower in the ground behind the house so that must be the septic alarm. He's been in it 4 mo's wife and two kids wettest coldest time of the year has had no septic problems he will probably be OK... Worst case to hook onto city sewer 10K.
showcrop
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Hobo, I have been on septic systems for forty years, and have worked on building a number of them. No problems yet does not have anything to do with the future. The presence of an alarm system indicates that it is a pumped system. The house drains into a sump where the pump is, and when it gets to the level to tip the float, the pump comes on and pumps the effluent to the septic tank. from there the clear liquid drains to the field, while some of the solids break down, and some accumulate. The tank should have been pumped as part of the sale.
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Hobo,NC
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Thanks, I told him to investigate this before he brought the house but new wife had to have house...
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Hobo,NC
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I just texted him and told him to locate we'er the tank is (he does not know) and study up on it for when that day comes he has a problem... The concrete lid that sticks out of the ground is deteriorating to the point its crumbling away I have not lifted it (I will need to use my tractor) but can see a valve and maybe some wiring down in it.
The house is in the rich part of town (he's not rich) all the houses around it sell for 400K up he made a supper low offer on it and they took him up on his offer.. They were asking to much for it to start off with its not a $400K house by no means just because his neighbors live in a $500 house don't make his a $400 house. It may be if he lives long enoufh if he can afford the tax's :lol:
showcrop
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Hobo. Impress upon him to not wait for a problem!!!!! There are two separate issues here. The first is the pump, which is in the tank with the wires, the second is the septic tank that the pump pumps to. You don't know that a septic tank is overloaded with solids until you open it up and check it. If it is overloaded for just a few days it can ruin the $20,000 leach field.
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