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SEPTIC SYSTEMS HOME SEPTIC INFO ARTICLES HOME BUYERS GUIDE to SEPTIC SYSTEMS SEPTIC SYSTEMS ONLINE BOOK SEPTIC PUMPING REPAIR SEPTIC SYSTEM PUMPS Sewage Ejector Pump Grinder Pump What is a Sewage Ejector? Free-Standing Sewage Grinder Pump Septic Pump Alarm Systems Septic Pump Buyers Guide Septic Pump Duplex System Designs Septic Pump Inspection & Maintenance Septic Pump Installation Guide Septic Pumping Stations Sump Pumps SEPTIC TREATMENTS SEPTIC CONSULTANTS SEPTIC AUTHORITIES SEPTIC SYSTEM BOOKS REFS CODES SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN MANUAL - Online SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN BASICS SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN ALTERNATIVES List Your Service/Product SEPTIC VIDEOS More Information InspectAPedia® Home & Site Map Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Privacy Policies Contact Us |
Our video at right demonstrates the operation of a septic tank pump system alarm. More videos on septic system maintenance are at SEPTIC VIDEOS. Septic alarms indicate when the septic tank pump is not operating. Repair is needed promptly. Advice is given for septic tank effluent or sewage pump selection and use. Septic pumps used for pumping air in aeration systems and septic pumps used to move effluent in a drip dispersion system are discussed under the appropriate septic system type which are outlined at SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. Our site offers impartial, unbiased advice without conflicts of interest. We will block advertisements which we discover or readers inform us are associated with bad business practices, false-advertising, or junk science. Our contact info is at InspectAPedia.com/appointment.htm.This article explains the differences between Sump Pumps, Sewage Ejector Pumps, Septic Grinder Pumps, Sewage Pumping Stations, & Septic Pump Alarms. Citation of this article by reference to this website and brief quotation for the sole purpose of review are permitted. Use of this information at other websites, in books or pamphlets for sale is reserved to the author. Technical review by industry experts has been performed and is ongoing - reviewers welcomed and are listed at "References." This document is a chapter of Inspecting, Testing, & Maintaining Residential Septic Systems an online book on septic systems. © Copyright 2010 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website. What are Septic Pumps, Effluent Pumps, & Sump Pumps
What is a Sump Pump?Sump pumps, which we discuss on this page, are designed to remove unwanted water, such as surface or ground water that leak into a building. Sump pumps only have to pump water, never solids. A sump pump is normally installed in a pit at the low end of a basement or crawl space floor. In a bad building water entry situation water runs across the basement/crawl space floor into the sump pit where it is pumped away (after already wetting the building and inviting a mold contamination problem). This condition pertains when water is entering a building through foundation walls, often because the roof drainage or surface runoff are directed right against the building foundation itself. Keeping gutters and leaders working and correcting outside drainage errors are critical in keeping water out of a building. Doesn't it make more sense to prevent water from coming into a building than to let it in and then pump it out? In a good situation, openings in the sides and bottom of the sump pit, or an under-floor drainage system direct subsurface water into the sump pit before the ground water level rises enough to send water into the building. Over several years of operation, and partly by pumping a little soil silt as it operates, a sump pump may actually improve the flow of under-floor water into the sump pit, thus reducing building water entry. What is a Septic Pump, Sewage Pump, or Grinder Pump? What are the Types of Septic Pumps?
Septic pumps have to move solids, either by being able to pass large solid objects through the pump without clogging, or by grinding the solids into fine debris. Municipal lift stations, duplex sewage pumps, septic alarms, grinder pumps, submersible pumps, are discussed in more detail in this article.
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