UnusualGal
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The sewage basin for my ark (a stationery boat placed on beams supported by pilings) is occasionally being flooded by very high tides. The rubber gasket around the ventilation pipe somehow went missing. Although I paid a local plumber to replace the pump a little more than 3 years ago, the sea water that entered the sewage at very high tides basin caused the pump to burn out.
The plumbers I've contacted have not come up with an effective solution for making the existing basin waterproof and won't guarantee that the same problem won't happen again. However, the existing basin is less than 3 feet high and has about 15 inches of clearance under the deck. It seems to me that a basin that's taller, like about 50" or more but less than 2 feet in diameter, would manage to avoid being flooded again by high tides. An even taller one could be utilized, too, although it would protrude above the deck.
How can I find a sewage basin according to the needed dimensions?
Another solution might be to make the current lid of the existing basin more waterproof.
I'm also considering turning off the power to the pump when there might be high tides so that it doesn't burn out again, but a solution to keep the seawater out is still needed anyway.
I'd appreciate any ideas for how to deal with this!
The plumbers I've contacted have not come up with an effective solution for making the existing basin waterproof and won't guarantee that the same problem won't happen again. However, the existing basin is less than 3 feet high and has about 15 inches of clearance under the deck. It seems to me that a basin that's taller, like about 50" or more but less than 2 feet in diameter, would manage to avoid being flooded again by high tides. An even taller one could be utilized, too, although it would protrude above the deck.
How can I find a sewage basin according to the needed dimensions?
Another solution might be to make the current lid of the existing basin more waterproof.
I'm also considering turning off the power to the pump when there might be high tides so that it doesn't burn out again, but a solution to keep the seawater out is still needed anyway.
I'd appreciate any ideas for how to deal with this!
