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mijclarke (IL)
I've started noticing a grinding noise when my sump pump goes off (about 5 days after my line got rerouted). It's a 2/3 horsepower Stormpro that's less than two years old (although it has gotten alot of use).
Because of a cracked sewer pipe under my driveway, I had my sewer and sump lines rerouted through the front of the house. They previously had been coming out the side of the house near the back. One plumber didn't want to reroute the sump because of head pressure (the sump line would have to rise up right before exiting the house). The plumber I hired said it was no big deal. He has it doing a 90 turn then a couple feet later does a 45 toward the ceiling and then it appears to be level or slightly declined all the way through the front of the house. It's a 2 inch pipe.
I noticed the sump pit is really murky and since my old sewer crack fed into the drain tile I'm assuming that when the ground gets saturated I will see more dirt because of the previous erosion.
Another possibility is that the plumber got PVC shavings in the pit and there's a partial clog.
I'm going to scoop all the dirt out of pit and see if the pump sounds better. Anyone have any tips or had a similar experience? Thanks for the help.
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packy (MA)
2/3 HP is a pretty good sized pump. should have no trouble with some PVC shavings..
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mijclarke (IL)
I guess it was a deep sounding vibration coming from the pipe. I was way off on the pathway it does a 90 at ceiling a 45 left then a 45 right then a 90 right and a 90 left. From there it goes straight out the front of the house. Why so many turns? The plumber was trying to keep my basement door accessible. Hoping those turns don't wear out the pump faster.
I cleaned some dirt out of the pit and found a piece of thin carpet padding about the size of my hand(hasn't been in there long because I just tore up the floor) Sound seems about the same after cleaning but I think it's ok
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