Selecting A Pillow Location

Drawing/Designing Your System on blank template

1. Mark your crawl space supports & walls or deck supports & walls. Pillow must have a minimum of 6 inches of total clearance around all sides and top of a full pillow.
• Mark Heating and AC units
2. Mark overhead pipes, AC ducts, water/sewer pipes, gas pipes and any others that cross the pillow location. Full pillow height must be 6 inched below any pipe obstruction.
3. Access to and around pillow - must be able to access all fittings when the pillow is full.
4. Filter access - from filter located outside to pillow fill port
• Will access be thru the crawl space vent or directly thru the foundation?
• The bottom of the filter must be placed above the height of the full pillow (it is a gravity fill system)
5. Filter overflow
• Will it be directed into an established drainage system or into the garden?
6. Pillow Overflow
• Will the overflow hose be directed out the crawl space vent, directly thru the foundation, into a crawl space drain system, or connected to a sump pump system?
• Gravity drains the water out of the overflow so the overflow pipe must be at or below the full pillow height
7. Electricity - standard pump is 7amps and 115 volts,  6 foot cord
• Locate available outlet
• Determine if extension cord is needed ( 12 guage)
• Add electrical outlet if necessary
8. Pillow Fitting Locations - Best if fill and Pump ports are located on opposite sides of pillow.
• Overflow drain must be located on center top of pillow
• Fill Port - 3” female thread
• Position on side of pillow in crawl space installation
• Position on top of pillow for under deck installation if possible
• Pump Port - 2” female thread
• Position on side of pillow towards the bottom

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