Long story short, a sump hole of about 15' long x 4' wide x 3.5' deep was dug out of the dirt crawlspace by former owners. The water heater was placed in it at one corner and a makeshift sump at the other. The water would basically flow out of the retaining wall and over the open floor and did that for a long time.
Over the time, a central heat/air system was put in with no recommendation to put it anywhere else but the hole.
I'm posting photos of where it is now vs where we ideally would need it to be moved, if possible.
This is either a Rheem or Ruud system.
Found info that states that it is "RGP507EAMER 75K 3 Ton Drive Upflow Gas Furnace"
A google search only gave 3 results, and one of them is this:
http://cdn.globalimageserver.com/fetchdocument-rh.aspx?name=rgps-specification-sheets
It appears to be capable of being installed horizontally, but I see some warnings on there that it has to be installed a certain way and that certain sides shouldn't face up. Now the question is...can they fit it in that space somewhere on one of the sides of the hole? It has a lot of extra stuff on it (air handler, etc.) that I presume they would have to tailor to make it work horizontally somehow.
Then secondly...how much would it generally be to move something like this, as a ballpark estimate?
The water table and water flow are too high. Poor drainage around the yard. They should have never dug this deep. The water heater in the hole will be converted to an external gas-fired. The hole will be filled in at least halfway or 3/4 of the way with crushed gravel and a proper sump and such still put in, but I'm tired of worrying if the equipment will flood and want to cover this open water.
Over the time, a central heat/air system was put in with no recommendation to put it anywhere else but the hole.
I'm posting photos of where it is now vs where we ideally would need it to be moved, if possible.
This is either a Rheem or Ruud system.
Found info that states that it is "RGP507EAMER 75K 3 Ton Drive Upflow Gas Furnace"
A google search only gave 3 results, and one of them is this:
http://cdn.globalimageserver.com/fetchdocument-rh.aspx?name=rgps-specification-sheets
It appears to be capable of being installed horizontally, but I see some warnings on there that it has to be installed a certain way and that certain sides shouldn't face up. Now the question is...can they fit it in that space somewhere on one of the sides of the hole? It has a lot of extra stuff on it (air handler, etc.) that I presume they would have to tailor to make it work horizontally somehow.
Then secondly...how much would it generally be to move something like this, as a ballpark estimate?
The water table and water flow are too high. Poor drainage around the yard. They should have never dug this deep. The water heater in the hole will be converted to an external gas-fired. The hole will be filled in at least halfway or 3/4 of the way with crushed gravel and a proper sump and such still put in, but I'm tired of worrying if the equipment will flood and want to cover this open water.
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