Grinder Pump Maintenance

There are additional requirements associated with obtaining a jcsa service agreement and our customer service department will be happy to answer your questions at 757 253 6800.

Grinder pump maintenance.

A household pump system also known as a grinder pump system is a mini sewage pumping station with one pump for individual houses. Your septic grinder pump is responsible for grinding and pumping waste from water using household appliances into a septic tank or central sewer system. The homeowner shall be responsible to maintain the ground around the pump basin within a 5 foot radius so that the ground is sloped enough to prevent rainfall from pooling next to the basin and. It is usually a good idea to go ahead and have a plumber come by once a year.

For your safety never attempt to open the control panel or the grinder pump tank. If your system is publically owned do not have it serviced by an. Mdi offers emergency and non emergency grinder pump repair and replacement. These pumps are often buried underground and can be difficult to access by those who are not.

A grinder pump is a wastewater pumping device often associated with sewage and septic pump applications. Flows through the sewer pipes into the grinder pump s holding tank. The single pump sits inside an underground tank and pumps wastewater produced in your home into the sewer line. Maintenance tips for your septic grinder pump.

Step 3 conduct yearly maintenance. Sewage ejector pump grinder pump maintenance. Grinder pumps are used where gravity sewer lines cannot be used. The jcsa has a maintenance program that covers all grinder pump services for 350 a year.

A grinder pump or sump pump is a waste management device designed to be used with toilets washing machines dishwashers showers and other devices that produce waste water the grinder pump turns all of this water carried waste into a kind of slurry which is then transported to local sewer systems. Not much maintenance is required for sewage grinder pumps other than clearing a blockage if you ignore our don t flush list given below. Your grinder pump system is privately owned you will need to contact a licensed plumber or the supplier of the pump for maintenance. While at least some ejector pump models can tolerate being run dry for some time without damage the manufacturer s recommend adjusting the pump float so.

The dpw currently maintains 159 publically owned grinder pumps. Wastewater usually from fixtures toilets kitchen sinks bathtubs washing machines etc. However grinder pumps that use floats to sense the level in the holding tank are prone to grease buildup that may turn the pump on unnecessarily or not turn on the pump at all causing the tank to fill up and sewage to possibly back up into the home or yard. It will also cut back on odors caused by materials that are in the grinder between flushes.

Septic grinder systems are usually located in basements or buried below the frost line in yards to prevent freezing.