My basement laundry area does not have proper drainage. I would like to fix it, but I'm completely clueless.
The main sewage outflow exits the basement at around the three-foot level, and then into a septic tank and field. I would like to install a laundry tub adjacent to the clothes washer, into which the washer would drain. From there, water would need to be pumped up to basement-ceiling height in order to join with the closest available drain, from the bathroom sink upstairs.
I've been googling and surfing for the last week or two and have found that there seem to be two main ways to accomplish this -- either with a pump attached (via a trap) to the laundry tub drain, and then out through a check valve, or by draining the laundry tub into a floor-sitting sump+pump assembly such as the Drainosaur, also via trap and check valve, I presume.
I'm confused however as to why I would need to go with a sump assembly when a simple pump attached to the tub drain seems like it would suffice. What does the sump+pump do that the pump doesn't?
Is there anyone out there who might be able to shed a little light on my confusion? Recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
The main sewage outflow exits the basement at around the three-foot level, and then into a septic tank and field. I would like to install a laundry tub adjacent to the clothes washer, into which the washer would drain. From there, water would need to be pumped up to basement-ceiling height in order to join with the closest available drain, from the bathroom sink upstairs.
I've been googling and surfing for the last week or two and have found that there seem to be two main ways to accomplish this -- either with a pump attached (via a trap) to the laundry tub drain, and then out through a check valve, or by draining the laundry tub into a floor-sitting sump+pump assembly such as the Drainosaur, also via trap and check valve, I presume.
I'm confused however as to why I would need to go with a sump assembly when a simple pump attached to the tub drain seems like it would suffice. What does the sump+pump do that the pump doesn't?
Is there anyone out there who might be able to shed a little light on my confusion? Recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!