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Sump pit.
Need advice on preventing sand from entering a sump pit to protect against
sump pump stall or lock-up. The sump pit contains a plastic cylindrical enclosure (typical 18" diameter x 22", deep made for sump pits), with 3/8" diameter holes drilled in side wall & base. The enclosure is surrounded with small size 'P' gravel. Have installed a 1/2 h.p. Zoeller ejector sump pump, since my last 1/4 h.p. regular Zoeller sump pump locked-up from accumulation of sand in summer of '08 rain storm. Please advise. ------------------------------------- ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 342898 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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On Mar 1, 1:42�am, (Spitfire)
wrote: Need advice on preventing sand from entering a sump pit to protect against sump pump stall or lock-up. The sump pit contains a plastic cylindrical enclosure (typical 18" diameter x 22", deep made for sump pits), with 3/8" diameter holes drilled in side wall & base. The enclosure is surrounded with small size 'P' gravel. Have installed a 1/2 h.p. Zoeller ejector sump pump, since my last 1/4 h.p. regular Zoeller sump pump locked-up from accumulation of sand in summer of '08 rain storm. �Please advise. Have you tried setting your pump on a couple bricks to raise it up 2" ? This should do the trick as long as you clean it out before the sand accumulates to the top of the bricks. Hank |
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Sump pit.
Hustlin' Hank wrote:
On Mar 1, 1:42�am, (Spitfire) wrote: Need advice on preventing sand from entering a sump pit to protect against sump pump stall or lock-up. The sump pit contains a plastic cylindrical enclosure (typical 18" diameter x 22", deep made for sump pits), with 3/8" diameter holes drilled in side wall & base. The enclosure is surrounded with small size 'P' gravel. Have installed a 1/2 h.p. Zoeller ejector sump pump, since my last 1/4 h.p. regular Zoeller sump pump locked-up from accumulation of sand in summer of '08 rain storm. �Please advise. Have you tried setting your pump on a couple bricks to raise it up 2" ? This should do the trick as long as you clean it out before the sand accumulates to the top of the bricks. Hank I second Hustlin' Hanks' advice. |
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Sump pit.
spitfire had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...it-361986-.htm : Hank, Thanks for your quick reply. I forgot to mention that I currently have both sump pumps on top of one layer of bricks. I was hoping that I could filter out the sand with some type of liner constructed with a fine mesh material that would allow the water through but prevent the sand from entering the sump pit. Cleaning out the two pits after every rain storm can be a real hassle for an old retiree. Spitfire ------------------------------------- Erma1ina wrote: Hustlin' Hank wrote: = On Mar 1, 1:42=EF=BF=BDam, (Spitfire= ) wrote: Need advice on preventing sand from entering a sump pit to protect ag= ainst sump pump stall or lock-up. The sump pit contains a plastic cylindric= al enclosure (typical 18" diameter x 22", deep made for sump pits), with= 3/8" diameter holes drilled in side wall & base. The enclosure is surround= ed with small size 'P' gravel. Have installed a 1/2 h.p. Zoeller ejector sump pump, since my last 1/= 4 h.p. regular Zoeller sump pump locked-up from accumulation of sand in= summer of '08 rain storm. =EF=BF=BDPlease advise. = Have you tried setting your pump on a couple bricks to raise it up 2" ? This should do the trick as long as you clean it out before the sand accumulates to the top of the bricks. = Hank I second Hustlin' Hanks' advice. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 343016 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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Sump pit.
On Mar 2, 1:57�am, (spitfire)
wrote: spitfire had written this in response tohttp://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/Re-Sump-pit-361986-.htm�: Hank, Thanks for your quick reply. I forgot to mention that I currently have both sump pumps on top of one layer of bricks. I was hoping that I could filter out the sand with some type of liner constructed with a fine mesh material that would allow the water through but prevent the sand from entering the sump pit. Cleaning out the two pits after every rain storm can be a real hassle for an old retiree. Spitfire "Plan B" Take a 5 gallon bucket and drill MANY holes in the sides at different levels. Cover outside of 5 gallon bucket with landscape material and attach firmly. Set pumps on brick inside 5 gallon buckets in case sand enters. Clean out as necessary. My concerns: Why so much sand? Why 2 pumps? Why is so much water? Hank |
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On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 04:56:15 -0800 (PST), "Hustlin' Hank"
wrote: On Mar 2, 1:57?am, (spitfire) wrote: ... My concerns: Why so much sand? Why 2 pumps? Why is so much water? Hank It sounds like the OP is in Florida with a basement or a rather low area that floods each rain. |
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Spitfire wrote:
Need advice on preventing sand from entering a sump pit to protect against sump pump stall or lock-up. The sump pit contains a plastic cylindrical enclosure (typical 18" diameter x 22", deep made for sump pits), with 3/8" diameter holes drilled in side wall & base. The enclosure is surrounded with small size 'P' gravel. Have installed a 1/2 h.p. Zoeller ejector sump pump, since my last 1/4 h.p. regular Zoeller sump pump locked-up from accumulation of sand in summer of '08 rain storm. Please advise. ------------------------------------- I have no experience with sump pumps, but there have to be pumps that can handle sand, rocks, marbles, bits of twig, and the occasional small dog. I Googled "debris pump" and got lots of hits, including this one that can handle solids up to three inches in diameter with a head of 138 feet! http://www.piranhapump.com/solids_handling_pumps.html |
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