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SpecLittle Giant VCMA-20ULS Condensate Pump (554425)Aspen Silent+ Mini Orange Gen 5 Mini-Split Pump
PhotoLittle Giant VCMA-20ULS Condensate Pump (554425)Aspen Silent+ Mini Orange Gen 5 Mini-Split Pump
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Our takeStep up to this when the rise tops 10 ft or the run is long: a 20 ft shut-off on the 115V model, about 15 ft of planning lift. Same style of overflow switch.For a wall-mounted mini-split head that can't drain downhill, where a floor tank pump is the wrong tool. It costs several times as much as a Little Giant and isn't a furnace pump.
TypeCondensate pumpMini-split condensate pump
Key spec20 ft shut-off (115V); 80 GPH per listing; overflow switch16 dB(A), variable speed (listing claims)
Watch out forThe 230V VCMA-20 gives up lift: 17 ft shut-off vs 20 ft.Mini-split pumps are sized for one head's water; don't put one under a central air handler.
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