latest home owning Rant...the ejector pump...
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latest home owning Rant...the ejector pump...
So last week, it rains hard for a couple days, I'm almost positve my basement would flood, (my luck) So, to my suprise, no water we do a few loads of laundry later in the week. Today I go downstairs and find a puddle of water in the bathroom.... Odd, then look at the ejector pit it looks wet, I turn on the water, flush the toilet and the ejector doesnt turn on... then water starts seeping out of it.....YEEEEEEEEEEEEY
Ejector pumps arnt cheap
Ejector pumps arnt cheap
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Originally Posted by dono
Rain? I vaguely remember that .... something about water falling from the sky.
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Monsoon season here in South Korea...300mm err uhmm 11.8 inches... in the last day in a half...
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One thing that kinda sucks about those pumps is that they are an item that is always of concern, as you have found out. I have to wonder why someone didn't lower the sewage pipe below the basement floor when the house was built to address the common desire for a basement bathroom.......
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Actually it rained pretty good here during our last rainy season.
Had more rain than Seattle.
I gotta deal with fog, but I don't really mind it.
I actually like it.
And what is an ejector pump?
Had more rain than Seattle.
I gotta deal with fog, but I don't really mind it.
I actually like it.
And what is an ejector pump?
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Generally the reason for the ejection pump is because the main line in not deep enough. Run the waste under a basement floor and you would still have to lift the waste up to the main at some point.
Other times it's just a matter of economics. Cheaper and faster to install the lift pump than to run a new main at the lower depth.
It's not a savory job but ejection pumps do need a bit of maintainence. Might just be the float is stuck or faulty so the pump is not turning on or something stuck in the impeller.
Other times it's just a matter of economics. Cheaper and faster to install the lift pump than to run a new main at the lower depth.
It's not a savory job but ejection pumps do need a bit of maintainence. Might just be the float is stuck or faulty so the pump is not turning on or something stuck in the impeller.
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have to wonder why someone didn't lower the sewage pipe below the basement floor when the house was built to address the common desire for a basement bathroom.......
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Do you flush dental floss down the toilet? Dental floss can destroy an ejector pump. Also you need to do maintance once a year. I let mine fill up all the way to the top with clean water, run the pump, and repeat a couple of time. Then put a cup of bleach in the basin, and let it soak over night. The next day pull the cover to one side and flush out with a hose and nozzle, while pulling up on the float with a coat hanger to get the water down low. Then I pull the pump outside and finish cleaning it. Before reinstalling the pump check for a 3/16" vent hole in the pipe even with the top of the pump, make sure its clean. If you don't have one drill the pipe. This is to keep the pump from getting air bound. I like the hole positioned so it "Pees" on the pump body. This will give you a little extra time to discover the pump has stuck on, before it burns up. I would highly recommend an alarm for the basin. I've had good luck with Zoeller pumps. Goulds pumps are the best, but cost $$$. P.S. before mssing with the pump plug it into a GFI.
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just had a zoeller installed this morning,,,,
went to cut the grass while the plumber was here, then noticed gas pissing outa the carb , hitting the muffler.... I gotta take the whole front of the tractor apart to gete to it.... I cant win
went to cut the grass while the plumber was here, then noticed gas pissing outa the carb , hitting the muffler.... I gotta take the whole front of the tractor apart to gete to it.... I cant win