After reading reviews and comments, I ordered a BA33M, basin, etc, for a new installation in an older home. Delivery was quick, everything in good shape, and it was time to get to work. Drilling/busting up 100-year-old 4" concrete and digging out Missouri clay in the middle of summer was about as much fun as you can imagine. Some notes from a first-timer that may be helpful to others:
1. I used a hole diameter of 40 inches or so.
2. Drilled holes into concrete using a stout rotary hammer and a long 12" bit, with the holes no more than 3 inches apart. Note: Let the hammer do the work. Don't press down too hard.
3. Jackel recommends 3-4 inches of gravel under the basin. Between that and the gravel around the sides of the basin, I used about 6-7 cu feet of gravel total (allowed 3 inches from top of gravel to basement floor surface).
4. I had 2 x 80 lbs of concrete laying around, and ended up using about 80% of it.
To make a short story long, got the basin installed, PVC hooked up (also a first for me, but easy), dumped some water in the basin, and the pump did it's thing from the get-go.
Thanks to Sump Pumps direct for their fine products and responsiveness. Also thanks to ya'll for taking the time to write informative reviews.
After reading reviews and comments, I ordered a BA33M, basin, etc, for a new installation in an older home. Delivery was quick, everything in good shape, and it was time to get to work. Drilling/busting up 100-year-old 4" concrete and digging out Missouri clay in the middle of summer was about as much fun as you can imagine. Some notes from a first-timer that may be helpful to others:
1. I used a hole diameter of 40 inches or so.
2. Drilled holes into concrete using a stout rotary hammer and a long 12" bit, with the holes no more than 3 inches apart. Note...
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