Thanks for the reply @Chatrkat, great system! I'd much rather have the motor etc exposed vs. a submersible, much easier to get to for repairs. Curious how does the float mechanism work, is it a bobble type switch as with the submersible?
@facespacetwitbook I agree, only want to open that pit one time and hopefully not again for a very long time. Much easier to fix a pedestal pump. The switch has a regular copper ball type float, that rides on a stainless rod. The switch is a heavy mechanical type, housed in the motor mount.
@facespacetwitbook thanks! that pump was purchased through a commercial plumbing supplier. Swaby is still in business but they don't come cheap. that pump has been in place since 1998 and is still available today.
So just a low neighborhood? Is there some sort of valve to keep the stuff from flowing back in? I remember watching some sort of home improvement show where the homeowner had problems with sewage backflowing into the house.
only gravity prevents any backflow. the municipal sewers are well engineered around my area. not so in some of the older neighborhoods where water has backed up into the basements.
Thanks again! I'm going to look into switching out my submersible.
facespacetwitbook 3 months ago
@facespacetwitbook do it before the submersible fails! BTW Grainger has 2" pedestal pumps too. Good luck.
chatrkat 3 months ago
Thanks for the reply @Chatrkat, great system! I'd much rather have the motor etc exposed vs. a submersible, much easier to get to for repairs. Curious how does the float mechanism work, is it a bobble type switch as with the submersible?
facespacetwitbook 3 months ago
@facespacetwitbook I agree, only want to open that pit one time and hopefully not again for a very long time. Much easier to fix a pedestal pump. The switch has a regular copper ball type float, that rides on a stainless rod. The switch is a heavy mechanical type, housed in the motor mount.
chatrkat 3 months ago
Great Video! Wondering where you bought that system? Was searching online but couldn't find any online sellers.
facespacetwitbook 3 months ago
@facespacetwitbook thanks! that pump was purchased through a commercial plumbing supplier. Swaby is still in business but they don't come cheap. that pump has been in place since 1998 and is still available today.
chatrkat 3 months ago
cute cat
jeffyyaki 1 year ago
@jeffyyaki LOL ...that's Star's statue.
chatrkat 1 year ago
I like the intro song..and this is curing my bordem xD
Fun4Toilets 1 year ago
@Fun4Toilets thx!
chatrkat 1 year ago
no Problem :)
Fun4Toilets 1 year ago
Very Nice Installation!! Thank you. By the way, it is WAY TOO CLEAN.
baudretsch 1 year ago
LOL! thanks
chatrkat 1 year ago
Those and the Yeomans Drain Dri are awesome! They'll last 50 years too.
Mrdancefloordj 1 year ago
I looked those up, very impressive pumps. Thx for watching.
chatrkat 1 year ago
So if the power goes out or the pump fails, you're in deep poop ... literally.
Does the ground freeze there? Around here everything is quite a ways underground to avoid freezing.
Righty736 2 years ago
no power no problem, flush your heart out. the standby gen maintains power to this pump.
our underground lines are a minimum of 4' down to prevent freezing.
chatrkat 2 years ago
So just a low neighborhood? Is there some sort of valve to keep the stuff from flowing back in? I remember watching some sort of home improvement show where the homeowner had problems with sewage backflowing into the house.
Righty736 2 years ago
only gravity prevents any backflow. the municipal sewers are well engineered around my area. not so in some of the older neighborhoods where water has backed up into the basements.
chatrkat 2 years ago
nice!!! iw ould totaly take the old one lol
animebsd 2 years ago
it would take a forklift to carry it ! ...well almost
maybe a demo in the future???
chatrkat 2 years ago
Cool pump system there man, glad you made a video of this!
Sharkie626 2 years ago
thanks!
chatrkat 2 years ago
Also why are there two discharge pipes on that? Nice video too thanks for puttin it up for us!
blalblal117 2 years ago
the 2" line in the rear is a vent. you're welcome!
chatrkat 2 years ago
How come you needed a waste pump? Cant the line go into the main sewer line?
blalblal117 2 years ago
the sewer line is higher than the lower level of the homes in my area. even those without basements need a pump.
chatrkat 2 years ago
Look at those fancy copper drains. My uncle built several houses around the orland park area and always had copper drains put in.
AMD1 2 years ago
copper is required out here for supply and waste water lines.
chatrkat 2 years ago