Sewage Ejection Pump - Don't Do It - Here's Why

Hi, I'm Tim Carter. Ask the Builder

Today we're going to talk about sewage ejection pumps. Oh, you're not going to like this

I also want to let you know this is not my job. I'm not building this house

And also, if you discover something new in the video, maybe you could buy me an ice cream cone or a beer

whatever, just give me a tip because I'm saving you some money, and all you have to do is click that

thanks text link under the video. Let's get started. All right, you're looking at a sewage ejection

pit. What it is, it's like a little sump, and I'll give you a wide view here. So here we are

inside the lower level of this new home, and those plumbing pipes right there, and these right

and that sink over there, as well as one here, they're going to eventually all come into here

They all connect together, all those pipes, and they drain into this

It's got a capacity probably of about 40 gallons or so. It probably about 30 inches high and you can see the diameter compared to my foot All right so in these two holes here this is where a vent pipe is going to come in

and this is where the pump below attaches to a pipe here, and then that will be piped up overhead to here

And this is where all of the plumbing for the house above us that has yet to be built

like all of the plumbing that's going to be upstairs will eventually flow into this pipe

and then it will flow outside to the septic system. But this, all of the plumbing down here, it will all flow into here

and then it's going to be piped up to that other pipe. You need to understand that I've been a master plumber since 1981, all right

and I have put in a couple of these sewage ejection systems inside a house, and all that it really is, understand this

This little basin here, it's simply a septic tank inside your house

Who would want to put a septic tank in their home? Nobody. Nobody wants to put a septic tank inside their home, and for a good reason, all right

because they stink all right They stink It gets worse You know that the pump going to go bad right The pump going to go bad Somebody may for example one of your guests even though you told them not to do it

they might flush a tampon down the toilet. Maybe they bring their own flushable wipes

They flush one down. And then, you know, they go home. They're out of sight

And then all of a sudden a day or two later, you wonder why the alarm goes off because the pump is burned up

or the pump is stopped because of that crap that's in there

All right. Here's the bottom line. You do not want a sewage ejection pump or system in your home

Never. You don't want it. Imagine the mess. Imagine the expense. When the pump does go bad or when it's got to be unclogged

what's it going to cost to take all that apart? Somebody's got to come and take that lid off

And they're going to charge you a lot of money because they're just messing with..

You know what's in there, right? I mean, you know what's in that water, right? It's brown

It's horrible. It's horrible. And I can tell you, no matter how good the lids are

they always seem to leak a little bit of sewer gas. So you have this potential of having sewer gas in your home all the time

You don't want one of these things. It's that simple. Do not put one of these in it So how do you avoid that You have to think ahead You have to buy a lot You have to build your home on land where you can have gravity flow

from the lower level, out to a septic tank, out to a city sewer

wherever. Don't buy a piece of crap lot where you have to pump sewage up

It's insanity. Don't do it. You got any questions? Guess what? I do phone coaching

If you need help trying to figure out what is the best lot so that you don't have this happen to you

I can do it with you over the phone. And remember, this isn't my job

And if you discovered something new, why don't you buy me a beer or an ice cream cone, a lemonade

I don't care what it is. Maybe a candy bar. I really don't care. All you have to do is click that thanks text link that you see under the video

I really appreciate it. Okay, I'm Tim Carter. Remember, been a master plumber since 1981

don't put one of these sewage ejection systems in your home. Don't do it. You'll regret it to your dying day

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