Do you need a sewage pump in your basement?
It’s a simple fact: no homeowner wants a sewage backup problem. If you have a basement bathroom or any plumbing fixtures that sit below your home’s main sewer or septic line, you’ll need a sewage pump system to pump against gravity to get rid of waste solids.
Is there a sewer line in the basement?
One option for basement plumbing is below ground water and waste pipes. If your home has the sewer-line that runs deep enough for gravity (below the basement concrete floor level) to take care of waste disposal, then you may be in luck. If this is the case, then your plumbing will be able to run on gravity only, just as it does above ground.
Is there a sewage ejector in the basement?
This below the floor style sewage ejector system is the “Top -of -the Line” for basement bathroom waste water pumping, and is the ONLY system I recommend to my clients. I install the sewage ejector you see here in the storage room or build it’s own closet to hide the system from view.
What should I know before adding a bathroom to my basement?
Information specific to a home’s septic lines should be readily available to the homeowner. Consult a plumber or plumbing contractor to determine flow rates and whether the system can effectively remove waste from basement fixtures.
What to do if you have sewage in your basement?
Consult a plumber or plumbing contractor to determine flow rates and whether the system can effectively remove waste from basement fixtures. If waste water drains by gravity into municipal sewer lines, install a backwater valve to prevent sewage backup in the basement.
This below the floor style sewage ejector system is the “Top -of -the Line” for basement bathroom waste water pumping, and is the ONLY system I recommend to my clients. I install the sewage ejector you see here in the storage room or build it’s own closet to hide the system from view.
What happens if you don’t have a sewer vent in your basement?
Without venting, a slug of sewage racing through a waste line creates air pressure and vacuum in the pipe. That means noisy, gurgling drains. Even worse, the vacuum can suck all the water out of traps, allowing sewer gas to flow freely into your home. Yuck. Can Vents Run Horizontally?
What do you need to plumb a basement bathroom?
Connect the basement bathroom plumbing to the existing drain and vent lines in the floor and ceiling to complete the rough-in plumbing. Break through the concrete to verify that the main line is where you think it is and that it’s deep enough to allow adequate downhill slope in the new drain lines.
