Selecting A Pillow Location

Drawing/Designing Your System on blank template

1. Mark your crawl space supports & walls or deck supports & walls.

• 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 gauge)
• 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

Pump Port – 2” female thread

• Position on side of pillow towards the bottom