Sewers
How does a sump pump with in relation to a drainage system and sewer system?
Does the stuff from the toilet & sink go in the sewer system and whatever water that seeps in from the ground go in the drainage system, or are they connected? If it all goes into the same system what is a sump pump for? Does it just deal with overflow (and the thought being no poop will rise that high)? What does it mean in one of the drains in the basement is flooding but the sump pump doesn't have a lot of water in it? Is there a clog between the drain and the sump pump or in the sewer? D'oh! I meant "How does a sump pump WORK in relation..."
Public Comments
- Basic usage of sump pump is for basement and crawl space in case water flue .Is good to piping out of building to city drainage system . Cause it pump ,mud and sand from crawl space and will block the home drain pipe (Maximum 6" main drain pipe). Originally Connection is in to the main drain pipe in crawl space.
- it may be plugged may also be that level switch is stuck which is why pump not working. pour water around pump and see if its working. if pump is working then you probably have a plug line somewhere.
- your sump is only for removing ground water and should not be connected to sewage your sewage (waste from bathrooms, laundry, kitchen and any floor drains) either goes into a septic tank or town sewer. if you have a clog in the drain to the public sewer or septic line or your septic tank is full you can get a drain which over flows. Your sump pump should have nothing to do with house waste water unless someone didn't follow basic plumbing rules. Are basement drains floor drains or perimeter drains? If perimeter drains they may be for ground water and sump may have issues then
- Sewage is USUALLY different than storm drainage. So there are 2 sets of municipal drain pipes, sewer and storm. Most cities/counties will not let you discharge sump pump (which is generally rain or ground water) into the sewer system. That's because the sump water is cleaner and doesn't require sewage treatment. Storm water is generally collected in reservoirs, then gets filtered/chemically treated before coming back into your house as drinking water.
