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Leeroy (CA)
Recently purchased a house that has a sump pump which I didn’t know about nor had ever heard of. It was installed to service a bathroom addition. Why they didn’t dig under slab n connect to existing sewer line which was less than 5 ft away I have no idea.
The system works n has been here probably more than 20 years.
Problem that I have is that it is connected to the kitchen sink plumbing. When you flush the toilet u can hear the a loud gurgling n if you lay a paper towel over the sink drain it will lift the paper towel up which indicates air is being pushed up. There is no sewer gas or smells but this just doesn’t seem to be sanitary.
I read about Studor vent valves n wondered if this could solve that issue.
Any comments from someone who has specific knowledge on this would be greatly appreciated.
To connect into sewer line which should have been done in the first place would cost between 9 n 12k minimum n that’s is if there is sufficient drop to do so.
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packy (MA)
a studor vent will not help.
it only lets air into the system.
your problem could be one or more of the following..
you need a vent for the ejector tank.
you need a vent for the kitchen trap.
you need a vent for the toilet drain.
you have a partial stopage somewhere.
this doesn't sound like an issue that a homeowner can fix..
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Leeroy (CA)
Thank you for the information. Everything sounds reasonable. Had two licensed plumbers look at it with no real solution. Both acted as though they didn’t want to touch it.
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