utterchaos
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I live in a corner lot 95 y/o home and when there is a heavy rainstorm, the city’s sewer line can’t handle it and so we get sewage into our basement. The original waste line is there and I’ve had it videoed and our waste line is in very good condition, except for one small area just outside of the foundation, where there is a small bit of crumbling on the bottom of the line and you can see the start of hairline fracture. No telling how long it’s been there, we’ve not had any problems, except of course the flooding during heavy and fast rainstorms.
Our plumber has given us 3 options. First option is with putting in just a backflow valve inside at the foundation. Second option is along with the backflow valve he installs an ejector pump along side of it, so we can use our bathrooms, and run our plumbing equipment (washer, shower, etc). Third option is he installs the backflow valve on the outside of the foundation right at the location of the hairline fracture fixing two problems in one. Now with that option he can’t put the ejector pit on the outside of the house, so we wouldn’t be able to use the bathroom or any plumbing equipment, we’re fine with that except for not having a bathroom to use. We’re leaning towards the third option, as I’m thinking if we going with the other two options, wouldn’t it be possible that the force of the sewer water trying to get in and can’t put pressure on the hairline fracture and break it down.
I know you can put plugs in the floor drains and in the shower in the basement, but that wouldn't fix the flooding issue as there is a toilet in the basement and there is no way to put any type of plug in there, so we believe our only option is the backflow valve, as we cannot afford over head sewer line. Also there is already a sump pump in the basement, which is not connected to the sewer line, it pumps out a pvc line to the back of the house.
I added a pic of the damaged area in our sewer line, again this is on the outside of the house on our property not the citys. Also, again we've not had any issues with our sewer line except for the flooding when the city line can't handle the amount of rain.
I'm so sorry I made an error when I first posted it's backflow VALVE, to prevent sewage coming in during a flood. Not a backflow preventer. I thought they were the same thing, my bad.
I’d appreciate any input.
Our plumber has given us 3 options. First option is with putting in just a backflow valve inside at the foundation. Second option is along with the backflow valve he installs an ejector pump along side of it, so we can use our bathrooms, and run our plumbing equipment (washer, shower, etc). Third option is he installs the backflow valve on the outside of the foundation right at the location of the hairline fracture fixing two problems in one. Now with that option he can’t put the ejector pit on the outside of the house, so we wouldn’t be able to use the bathroom or any plumbing equipment, we’re fine with that except for not having a bathroom to use. We’re leaning towards the third option, as I’m thinking if we going with the other two options, wouldn’t it be possible that the force of the sewer water trying to get in and can’t put pressure on the hairline fracture and break it down.
I know you can put plugs in the floor drains and in the shower in the basement, but that wouldn't fix the flooding issue as there is a toilet in the basement and there is no way to put any type of plug in there, so we believe our only option is the backflow valve, as we cannot afford over head sewer line. Also there is already a sump pump in the basement, which is not connected to the sewer line, it pumps out a pvc line to the back of the house.
I added a pic of the damaged area in our sewer line, again this is on the outside of the house on our property not the citys. Also, again we've not had any issues with our sewer line except for the flooding when the city line can't handle the amount of rain.
I'm so sorry I made an error when I first posted it's backflow VALVE, to prevent sewage coming in during a flood. Not a backflow preventer. I thought they were the same thing, my bad.
I’d appreciate any input.
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