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Hello group,
I’m about to start a basement finishing job, which I plan to do mostly myself. I would add a Bedroom ,playroom, and bathroom on a foam insulated plywood sub-floor. My main concern right now is should I or do I need a sump pit ? Let me give you some contextual facts first!
My 35 year old high ranch bungalow is built up on sand. The basement is very dry. There is no floor drain. I’ve been living here for 3 years and the previous owner (15 years) re-assured me that he has never seen a drop of water. He pulled the rain gutters off 10 years ago because he did not like keeping them clean! So water runs off my 1400 SQF roof right along my foundation wall. There is some traces of effervescence just above the concrete floor pretty much around the whole house. Not sure if this is related to rainwater flow though …
I plan on adding a full bathroom and will need to rough in all drainage. I am on a well and sceptic system so I need to add a sewage pit with pump. Thanks to these forums I’ve decided to go with a zoeller m-267 (anyone willing to ship one up to Canada?).
My water softener currently backwashes into my sceptic tank (80 gallons every 8 days) and a sump pit could or would extend the life of the leech field .
My water specialist who is a plumber is the one who got me thinking about all this. He set me up with a clack valve and tank when my old Culligan died(bless him!)… He agreed to be my consultant on this project and hook up my sewage pit drainage rig, and he also happens to be a Zoeller distributor. He quoted me 508 $ Cdn + 15 % tax for a m-267 pump/pit setup.
Can anyone let me know what you would do?
To Sump or not , that is the question!
cheers
Vince
I’m about to start a basement finishing job, which I plan to do mostly myself. I would add a Bedroom ,playroom, and bathroom on a foam insulated plywood sub-floor. My main concern right now is should I or do I need a sump pit ? Let me give you some contextual facts first!
My 35 year old high ranch bungalow is built up on sand. The basement is very dry. There is no floor drain. I’ve been living here for 3 years and the previous owner (15 years) re-assured me that he has never seen a drop of water. He pulled the rain gutters off 10 years ago because he did not like keeping them clean! So water runs off my 1400 SQF roof right along my foundation wall. There is some traces of effervescence just above the concrete floor pretty much around the whole house. Not sure if this is related to rainwater flow though …
I plan on adding a full bathroom and will need to rough in all drainage. I am on a well and sceptic system so I need to add a sewage pit with pump. Thanks to these forums I’ve decided to go with a zoeller m-267 (anyone willing to ship one up to Canada?).
My water softener currently backwashes into my sceptic tank (80 gallons every 8 days) and a sump pit could or would extend the life of the leech field .
My water specialist who is a plumber is the one who got me thinking about all this. He set me up with a clack valve and tank when my old Culligan died(bless him!)… He agreed to be my consultant on this project and hook up my sewage pit drainage rig, and he also happens to be a Zoeller distributor. He quoted me 508 $ Cdn + 15 % tax for a m-267 pump/pit setup.
Can anyone let me know what you would do?
To Sump or not , that is the question!
cheers
Vince