A low pressure pump inside of the outdoor basin it will have an alarm box usually attached to you home and near the basin.
Grinder pump maintenance cost.
Sewage grinder pump or septic ejector pump preventive maintenance clog damage odor prevention click to enlarge any image above main parts of a sewage grinder pump adapted from zoeller s shark series 803 805 807.
Maintenance tips for your septic grinder pump.
Lps is a low pressure sewer system which is very different from a lift pump.
The homeowner shall be responsible to maintain the ground around the pump basin within a 5 foot radius so that the ground is sloped enough to prevent rainfall from pooling next to the basin and.
Military and senior discounts.
A grinder pump is a pump unit located on a property where the wastewater drains from a house building through a main plumbing line that is connected to the pump.
Should floats valves electrical parts or piping need to be replace the cost for labor and materials will be given prior to replacement.
Septic grinder systems are usually located in basements or buried below the frost line in yards to prevent freezing.
Your septic grinder pump is responsible for grinding and pumping waste from water using household appliances into a septic tank or central sewer system.
The single pump sits inside an underground tank and pumps wastewater produced in your home into the sewer line.
When the pump is full it grinds the wastewater up and pumps it through an underground pipe to the main sewer line in the public street.
Pump only will set you back about 3 500 5000 plus or minus.
In the case of a grinder pump a sump pump connected to the sewer system may raise your electric rates and shorten the life of your grinder pump.
Maintenance contract customers will receive priority services as well as 15 discount throughout the year for any grinder pump parts and labor.
With that practice the average cost for the pump and its operation is less than 40 per year.
Compared to a monthly average cost for wastewater services when hooked to a community system of approximately 45 per month the small grinder system as part of a septic waste system is very economical.
When removing a grinder pump of sewage ejector pump from its station do not lift the pump by its electrical wiring.
Grinder pumps are used where gravity sewer lines cannot be used.
A household pump system also known as a grinder pump system is a mini sewage pumping station with one pump for individual houses.
The pumps are designed specifically for lps required by area.