ohdannyboy72
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In my basement utility room I have an ejector pit that handles discharge from a washer, water softener, laundry tub, and A/C condensate. It feeds into the the tail end of my overhead sewer line.
The cheapo 1/3 hp pump in the pit sucked up some dryer sheets that had fallen in and burned up the motor. Naturally, I bought a slightly more powerful 1/2 hp pump and it has worked swimmingly with one exception -- when the pump empties the pit, I get a loud momentary sucking sound through the traps in the kitchen sink upstairs. Venting issue?
I've included a picture of the drains assembled in this part of the house. The kitchen sink drains down into the same sewer line as the ejector pit. Coming down next to the kitchen drain is a capped-off 1.5 inch PVC pipe to nowhere. This has to be a vent of some kind.
Is there a way to use what I have pictured here to alleviate the sucking sound in the kitchen when the basement pump runs? I do not know if the sink is vented properly upstairs and whether that would change this symptom.
At some point I want to cover this pit. Does it need to be vented if it doesn't handle human waste?
The cheapo 1/3 hp pump in the pit sucked up some dryer sheets that had fallen in and burned up the motor. Naturally, I bought a slightly more powerful 1/2 hp pump and it has worked swimmingly with one exception -- when the pump empties the pit, I get a loud momentary sucking sound through the traps in the kitchen sink upstairs. Venting issue?
I've included a picture of the drains assembled in this part of the house. The kitchen sink drains down into the same sewer line as the ejector pit. Coming down next to the kitchen drain is a capped-off 1.5 inch PVC pipe to nowhere. This has to be a vent of some kind.
Is there a way to use what I have pictured here to alleviate the sucking sound in the kitchen when the basement pump runs? I do not know if the sink is vented properly upstairs and whether that would change this symptom.
At some point I want to cover this pit. Does it need to be vented if it doesn't handle human waste?