Odd plumbing? I have a sump pump that is connected to my sewer line! why would anyone do that?
If you follow the pipes, they eventually hook into the main sewer pipe. It appears to be leaking. Can I just seal it off at the main pipe. Any logical reason this backup pipeline exists? This was set up to empty a washer into the municipal sanitary system. It leaks a little because it is not plugged in, and probably catches a little backup now and then. The other sump pump properly drains out to the local ditch. I rigged my washer to directly empty into the sump hole, and out to the ditch. Is that legal?
Public Comments
- That is illegal as hell. Sump pump shouldbe dumped out into the lawn or into the storm sewer, not the sanitary (potty) sewer.
- where would the water go from sump pump if you sealed the line?
- Well a sump pump should be in a basement sump, when the sump fills with water, the pump should come on and pump the water out, normal you would connect the discharge of the pump to the sewer line, I would suggest using a check valve at the connect point, this should prevent sewage from going back to the pump.
- Bobby's answer is a good one, perhaps you should look into what he suggests
- Often times, sump pumps removed water from a sink or washer located in the basement, & were hooked to the sanitary sewer system Many homes now use a sump pump to remove water from drainage lines under the home's footings & basement floor. This water should be drained into your back yard or street.
- There may be a good reason to have it connected that way, and at the same time it may be illegal. Do you have a septic or municipal sewer? In homes with a septic sending the sump into it is not too uncommon. If a sink or laundry drains into the sump the law may require it to feed into the septic. This is a bad idea because it puts excess water into the system. As for tying into a city sewer, even with a check valve that may be illegal. Running a pump line into the sewer line is easier than plumbing it all the way to the curb. Running the line into the lawn is terribly ineffective because the water just drains back through the ground into the sump hole. Exactly what appears to be leaking? If you're in a city, check with them. In many cases there are two sewer systems, one for waste and one for rain water.
