MikeySchaefer
New Member
Firstly, wanted to say thanks to the TerryLove forum for all the help over the years. I’ve never had to post a question as all of my questions have been answered via previous threads. I’ve DIY remodeled 3 houses over the last 4 years and without the forum I would surely have been stumped numerous times.
So here is a scenario that I can't seem to find any info on. I have a 2 unit duplex I am working on where the sewer tie in from one unit happens in the basement of the other unit (originally a single family home added on to and then remodeled in to a duplex probably before I was born...) Not a big deal obviously, but I will have to add a sewage basin and ejector pump before the tie in. The kitchen and bathroom were moved and it wasn’t possible to maintain enough of a slope to tie in without a pump. (Even before this remodel there wasn’t an adequate slope). Again no big deal to use an ejector pump normally but the duplex is a rental and over the years I’ve generally found tenants to just be bit clueless and so I need to build a system for the lowest common denominator. My concern with the ejector pump comes during a power outage or a failed pump. I’m going to have a battery backup for the pump which should be adequate for the average length of power outages we see in the area (less than 24hrs).
I’m more concerned with a failed pump so I will have an alarm on the pump, but since the ejector pump isn’t located in the unit it might be hard to hear. So I was contemplating adding a solenoid valve to the water supply line that is controlled by a float switch in the basin. So if the float rises to a certain height it closes the valve and stops any chance of flooding. Am I over thinking this or making the system more complicated than it needs to be and introducing another point of failure?
So here is a scenario that I can't seem to find any info on. I have a 2 unit duplex I am working on where the sewer tie in from one unit happens in the basement of the other unit (originally a single family home added on to and then remodeled in to a duplex probably before I was born...) Not a big deal obviously, but I will have to add a sewage basin and ejector pump before the tie in. The kitchen and bathroom were moved and it wasn’t possible to maintain enough of a slope to tie in without a pump. (Even before this remodel there wasn’t an adequate slope). Again no big deal to use an ejector pump normally but the duplex is a rental and over the years I’ve generally found tenants to just be bit clueless and so I need to build a system for the lowest common denominator. My concern with the ejector pump comes during a power outage or a failed pump. I’m going to have a battery backup for the pump which should be adequate for the average length of power outages we see in the area (less than 24hrs).
I’m more concerned with a failed pump so I will have an alarm on the pump, but since the ejector pump isn’t located in the unit it might be hard to hear. So I was contemplating adding a solenoid valve to the water supply line that is controlled by a float switch in the basin. So if the float rises to a certain height it closes the valve and stops any chance of flooding. Am I over thinking this or making the system more complicated than it needs to be and introducing another point of failure?
