Recent content by catswan

Assuming Dear Jim: Upon reading your message again, I may be making a wrong assumption. I am assuming the sump pump discharges into city sewer, since its purpose is to drain used water from sink/shower. I may be wrong about that - I am a total amateur - where do sump pumps usually drain? I...

Sump and Pump Thanks Jim for replying to my question. The sump discharges into city sewer. The only water that feeds into it is from a shower and bathroom sink, according to my house inspector. No ground water that I know of (if you mean by groundwater water that floods into the...

We have to replace an upflush toilet in the basement of a condo we just purchased. Currently the toilet sits on a platform along with shower stall and sink unit. There is a sump pump located just behind the toilet wall which gets gray water from the shower and sink. I was wondering if we...

Sump Pump and Upflush All In One? Junior Member: We have to replace an upflush toilet. Just behind the toilet wall is a sump pump that receives gray water from a shower stall and sink in the same bathroom. I'm trying to find out if it is possible to compbine a sump pump with an upflush...