Basement sumps...how do they work?

[relliott]

In Chicago only the ejector pump gets sealed and Inspectors have no reason to unbolt them.

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

So if I run water in the basment bathroom for a while and the sump comes on, I still have to open it up???

Joe's does NOT have a PUMP in it (second one anyway)-----------

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by relliott

In Chicago only the ejector pump gets sealed and Inspectors have no reason to unbolt them.

Joe has a picture of NOTHING but a LID (second one anyway)---

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by lkage

Hmmm, I wonder why? It seems like overkill.

RADON--------

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by dduffy

Joe's does NOT have a PUMP in it (second one anyway)-----------

I thought you were talking about ALL sumps, damm thought you lost your mind for a second there Dale.

I will try to pay closer attention.

[relliott]

Originally Posted by dduffy

Joe has a picture of NOTHING but a LID (second one anyway)---

Thought you meant Arizona homes all have bolted lids on their sumps.
No way I unbolt the sh-ty ejectors.
I could show you a pretty picture of the one I had replaced.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/2665...nkles-in-water

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by relliott

Thought you meant Arizona homes all have bolted lids on their sumps.
No way I unbolt the sh-ty ejectors.
I could show you a pretty picture of the one I had replaced.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/2665...nkles-in-water

We have both sump pumps and sewage pumps in VERY few basement homes, shame there isn't more, they stay about 75-80 degrees all summer long---Perfect---

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by relliott

Thought you meant Arizona homes all have bolted lids on their sumps.
No way I unbolt the sh-ty ejectors.
I could show you a pretty picture of the one I had replaced.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/2665...nkles-in-water

They do if they have a Pump in the sump----

[David P. Valley]

In Massachusetts...if it's bolted, it's a sewer ejector.

I simply run all water (in the basement) until I hear the pump kick in.

[ldapkus]

Originally Posted by dduffy

RADON--------

I have inspected several homes recently that had the sump pump bolted and caulked and vented to the exterior for radon mitigation.

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by dvalley

In Massachusetts...if it's bolted, it's a sewer ejector.

I simply run all water (in the basement) until I hear the pump kick in.

Exactly...same here in Michigan. I won't be unbolting the sh!tty things.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by ldapkus

I have inspected several homes recently that had the sump pump bolted and caulked and vented to the exterior for radon mitigation.

Not legally....

[ldapkus]

Maybe not in Mass. Here's a contractor in Ill.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Not legally....

Pretty common around here. Are the rules different out your way?

A suction point in a sump pit showing sealed cover. Note the suction gauge mounted on the vertical suction pipe coming through the sump cover.

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by dduffy

RADON--------

Sure, thanks. I wasn't thinking that direction...not a lot of radon up here.