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Author:
ChiDude (IL)
My house is over 50 years old and I have one sewer pit that serves the whole house and rain runoff. This results in overworked ejector pump that I have to replace every 14-18 months. I was planning on getting a plumber to replace the old pit and add two of them. One will serve the rain runoff an second for sewer only. Any idea of what something like that would cost in the Chicago area? I wanted to also see if anyone has experienced this type of issue and any other recommendations.
Thank you!
Jake
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Author:
packy
way too much work involved to even guess at a price. anyway, we aren't supposed to discuss pricing on this forum.
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Author:
LemonPlumber (FL)
So you have a pit that is to small or have never thought of a secondary pump in that pit?We don't do cost .but ==== g or so would keep the single pump failure from re-occurring if the pit is large enough.and the discharge piping is large enough to back up and alarm.add the electrical cost.Adding a pit.may not happen,depending on the foundation and other properties you may not see.Size is where you could make out or call in an engineer!!While your figuring out what I said add the though of battery back up pump..
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Good Luck. Insulate your hot piping, although costly, it will pay you back every day.
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Author:
Wheelchair
Have you considered enlarging the pit and adding two pump at two different levels? You can also add a deep cycle kit so that the switch doesn't burn out so quickly. Also having good equipment will ensure that if broken, it can be easily repaired using factory parts. Zoeller Pumps make some nice dual stage systems with deep cycle kits.
Best Wishes
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Author:
hj
From your description, your first problem is having an ejector system that takes care of the entire house and you DO NOT have a duplex system with all the required "bells and whistles". That would reduce the load on the pump, but while it was being installed, it MIGHT be an easy addition to install a sump pump for the rain water, with an overlow into the ejector if the sump becomes overloaded or fails. I did such a system in a motel in Hazelcrest years ago.
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Author:
CHayn (IL)
everything drains into the ejector pit?
Anything that can gravity drain to the sewer should do so. and you are on the right track to fixing the problem correctly. there should be seperate pits for sewage and groundwater. Groundwater should be pumped outside to your yard or a drywell or a storm sewer. Sewage to the sanitary sewer or septic of course.
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Author:
hj
Houses in a "depression" below the sewer level NEED a whole house ejector system, but I would NEVER rely on a single pump in that case. If you do and that pump fails, you are going to either flood the building, or go without using any water until it is replaced or repaired.
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