Huskerfan-23
New Member
Hi All-
Let me say thanks to all the experts in advance for lending me some help!
Two weeks ago I cut concrete in my basement to install new pipes and a sewage ejector system for a basement bathroom. My sewage basin is a standard 18X30 basin and before leaving for vacation last week I dug the hole and "retrofitted" the basin into the hole. I did not backfill around the basin and planned to pick up work this week on it.
I returned home last night to find the basin sticking up out of the ground and "floating" on about a foot of water in the hole I dug. In Kansas we received a lot of rain last week so I know this is rain water the basin is floating on. I know from viewing previous posts I DO NOT want to drill any holes in the basin as this is a sewage basin and not a sump basin.
Can someone help me figure out what to do? Here is what I am thinking I should do:
1. Pump the water out of the hole where the basin is currently floating
2. Put the basin back in the hole and re-level it.
3. Backfill around the basin with ??? (dirt or pea gravel?)
4. Cement into place with 4in of cement on top of the backfill
Will this hold the basin in place using this approach or do I risk it "breaking free" if there is another heavy rain? Is there a different approach I should be considering.
Thanks
Let me say thanks to all the experts in advance for lending me some help!
Two weeks ago I cut concrete in my basement to install new pipes and a sewage ejector system for a basement bathroom. My sewage basin is a standard 18X30 basin and before leaving for vacation last week I dug the hole and "retrofitted" the basin into the hole. I did not backfill around the basin and planned to pick up work this week on it.
I returned home last night to find the basin sticking up out of the ground and "floating" on about a foot of water in the hole I dug. In Kansas we received a lot of rain last week so I know this is rain water the basin is floating on. I know from viewing previous posts I DO NOT want to drill any holes in the basin as this is a sewage basin and not a sump basin.
Can someone help me figure out what to do? Here is what I am thinking I should do:
1. Pump the water out of the hole where the basin is currently floating
2. Put the basin back in the hole and re-level it.
3. Backfill around the basin with ??? (dirt or pea gravel?)
4. Cement into place with 4in of cement on top of the backfill
Will this hold the basin in place using this approach or do I risk it "breaking free" if there is another heavy rain? Is there a different approach I should be considering.
Thanks