In our garage remodel project, there will be a 50 foot run from the output of the sewage sump pump to our 4" drain in the crawl space of the house proper. The first 3 feet will be vertical. The rest will be gently downhill.
I like the idea of a pump that grinds the sewage so that there aren't large chunks of sewage trundling along that long, very slight down hill run - chunks that might decide to stop and block 'traffic'.
Is this pump in the grinder category? If not, am I obsessing over a potential blockage that would never happen -making this a fine pump for the 3/4 bathroom in our garage remodel?
Answer
Thank you for your interest in Sump Pumps Direct. 99.9% of the time, a standard sewage pump like the one inside the Superior model 93015 will be more than sufficient to handle an extra basement bathroom application. The 50 foot (3' vertical and approx. 47' horizontal) run will not be a problem. Standard sewage pumps will easily handle the human waste and toilet paper and you should not experience any issues providing the system is installed correctly. The problems that you could run into would be if someone is flushing other things down the toilet that shouldn't be. At that point, you could experience a jammed impeller at the pump.
If you have additional questions, please let me know.
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