How to use a Sump Pump on your overflowed septic.
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- Опубликовано: 19 апр 2020
- ** This was for an emergency - one that I have used more than once. It was only to deal with overflow "until" the proper septic person could come on-site, or the cause could be addressed. Some people think I am implying this is a solution, it's not. I have permission from the septic designer to pump into the drain field for a short period of time, during an emergency **
During septic overflow emergencies a nice backup option is the use of a Sump pump. This is for the generally filtered water in the final tank when you have multiple tanks and filters. This is NOT designed to pump full septic sewage.
* Update. It is NOT ok to let your sump pump suck air. Place it in the 'water' 1st. Water is the lube of the pump **
I just saw this video 2 weeks ago. It is a life saver. I had so much ground water back-flooding into my septic tank, from the snow melt AND constant rainfall. The area where my leach lines are located was like a swamp. I had had my tank pumped out, and it filled with ground water within a day. My heart sank. I was not going to pay $275 bucks again and again for pumping WATER out of my tank.
I’m so thankful I found this video. I’ve pumped my tank out 2x now (using Superior sump pump 91750, 1/2 HP, connected to 100 ft. garden hose, draining into the woods; this is just ground water, not grey water, and definitely not sewage). My leach yard is considerably dry now. The sump pump pumped the water the heck out of my backyard, not just the tank.
I can’t thank you enough sir, for sharing this video. May you be blessed in turn.
Thank you for the great feedback. I don't know why I was not originally informed of your comment, or missed it, sorry for the late response. I have taken some heat from the septic professionals on this video and I understand their concern. I had permission to emergency pump into the drain field when the septic team was enroute. The problem was I paid the money to have it professionally pumped ($350) and then the next day when the team showed up it was full again! I understand the price to pump is part of the occasional septic failure, but only when it works. Keep in mind that this is NOT supposed to be a long term solution. Where and how you choose to pump any form of septic water can be a huge environmental issue for you and your neighbors and your state and country will not take it lightly. And blessing back to you. May we be able to focus on things other than our septic!
We had our septic tank emptied yesterday for $450 , we’ve had so much rain that the septic field is saturated and all that water filled the septic tank back up overnight!!! We are going to sump pump the water out!! We may have to do it over and over !!!
See my comment in this thread. Glad to hear you had a solution, but it should not be a long term one. States and counties take any form of septic water pumping seriously. Use caution and try to make this an emergency choice only. All my best.
I have this problem as well thanks for the tips
Thanks! For emergencies, I am now using an automatic sump pump (per a recommendation below). They are amazing! It just runs endlessly and drains everything by itself! Get an automatic one if you have not already.
Having same problems will have septic drainned then month later full of fucking water idk what to do anymore..
Thank you, sir.
We have had alot of rain were I live and it's made my septic hard to drain into the field to saturated someone told me to look this up to help out
Hi Jeremy. This is exactly what sump pumps are for. As I mention in the video I learned this while spending summers on the family farm and dealing with flooded basements. The important consideration is "particle" size. Sump pumps will only handle particles of a certain size. If your septic run off is not filtered enough and you have thick sludge, this may not be something you can move with a sump pump. Besides you should not pump sludge into your drain field, only septic water that has been through some level of filtering already. If rainwater has caused the backup then very likely a cheap sump pump will work well to pump it away. All my best.
Then you should fix the problem. This shouldn’t happen. Something is wrong with your pump, floats, or the power to the pump isn’t working.
@@bennettandrews7510 or the leach field is clogged which is thousands to get done
You should have got a automatic one and put a screen on it on top of filter that way it automatically pumps out for you
Thank you. I am learning and dare I say, enjoying the process. The core problem of constant overloads has been resolved. It was the float value that broke twice somehow that was causing the overload. I also show on another video where I dug deep around the septic tank for emergency draining only. At this point the sump pump is on standby - thankfully!
Just to note I had a septic emergency recently and used one of those automatic sump pumps - amazing! Thank you for the suggestion.
So where does water come from going into the croc?
The croc?
Ugh, youtube didnt tell me about this question, just seeing it now. But I dont understand.....are you saying the water in the tank? The water in the tank is "generally" filtered water (it has passed through multiple layers of filtration), and is the final tank before water is put back into the ground....was that your question?
Will this work with gas?
Sorry, I don't know. I have now done a great deal of septic pumping on varied sump pumps. But I cannot say if this will work with gasoline. I suspect it will, but there are other considerations with gasoline, starting with the vapors in a closed space, etc. I would guess there is some type of rating in pumps themselves when it comes to any potential heat or friction as the fluid passes through through the pump. I would see those are considerations. But I believe gasoline vapors are the 1st question. There are amazing channels out there dealing with pumping that I know will help, but cant think of any right now. Thanks for stopping by.
What isnthis maching name fromnwherebwe can buy
It is called a "sump pump" (submersible). It is very common around the world and is used for flooding, water emergencies or any projects involving moving fluid. I show a picture of the box it came in early in this video. Just look up "sump pump".
Here is a reference to what I am using. Again, very popular: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sump_pump
🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽👈 every septic pumper who watched this....
Sorry, how do you mean? If the problem is not easily fixable, a septic repair/pumper needs to show up. They did in my case but at least this stopped the runoff from heading into the front of my house until they arrived....
Not sure where you love but removing the contaminated liquid from a sewage container and allowing it to spill freely specially if it enters a water source is illegal and also punishable by the ministry of environment....who's fines are huge. You could be looking at a big environmental clean-up. Then think if it enters a neighbors well source. I'm not exactly a law abiding citizen but what your doing is careless and can harm others.
Also as a septic pimper more time then not a over flowing tank can be prevented by regular maintenance and common sense
@@mikegreco8451 100% agreed. What I was up against and what I hope I made clear in my channel description is I was new to all of this, especially this more complex system. I had routine calls that I was willing to pay for and did - many times, but realized the maintenance had to fall to me to some degree. I am again in an overflow condition, and again used my emergency pumping and have followed through on all standard practices - and again have the professionals coming out next week.
@@mikegreco8451 Thank you. You are correct and I am aware of this. I have permission from the septic designer (who worked with our regional water district) to offload this to the drain field during an emergency overflow. In my case the septic water is going there anyway, as ALL filtered and treated septic water goes into the drain field (not into a tank). The difference is my system drips and defuses it over a wider area. When I have this rare emergency, it is concentrated into one area - again with permission for a short period of time. I am updating this video showing an automatic pump, and will have a section at the end where I am far more clear about this - thanks.
There is obviously a problem with the power to the pump, the pump itself, or the floats. All you did was dump black water on your property to save the $300 they would charge you to pump the tank before they fix the problem. If people are taking advice from you, that’s disturbing.
Thanks Bennett, and if I may.... The extended outcome of what occurred after this video is that the proper septic person did come and the proper work was done. This was for an emergency, as my septic was running down the front stairs and into the street! I was given permission to pump directly into the drain field for short period of times, by the designer of this system. I will check the description of this video, to ensure I update it accordingly, as you are the 2nd person to say something similar.
No it's not ok to suck in air
Oh, oh, thanks! As I said I am new to this. I will update the commentary section to note that, thanks!
@@sketchyseptic9186 water is the lube for turbine
@@sketchyseptic9186 it will run without water for a while but it'll eventually burn up
@@sketchyseptic9186 get a water bag pipe jet
@@sketchyseptic9186 use your water hose to jet the pipe
And you're better off getting a muck pump with a sensor
Oh! Just looked it up, I didnt realize such a thing existed. I like it ALOT. Until I resolved that problem I was pumping alot - I would have LOVED this back then as it was SO manual on my part, thanks!!!
You can make a moisture sensor with a fire alarm the directions are on RUclips
@@kankakeebourbonnaisoathbre903 Thank you. I see the commercial muck pumps with sensor you point out would be exactly what I would use if/when this happens again!
@@sketchyseptic9186 glad to help