[user823]

It went straight up and tied into the 3" house drain above.

 

[ILPlumber]

I going to ASSume that trap is on the discharge of the sump pump.:blink:

Did it tie into the bottom of the main drain?:laughing:

I spose that trap would hold the stink in the system. Kinda like a poor man's check valve

Of course check or no check. Sump pump to sanitary sewer is a no no here.

 

[user823]

I going to ASSume that trap is on the discharge of the sump pump.:blink:

Did it tie into the bottom of the main drain?:laughing:

I spose that trap would hold the stink in the system. Kinda like a poor man's check valve

Of course check or no check. Sump pump to sanitary sewer is a no no here.

Yup, the trap is on the discharge side of the pump. Went vertical and tied in over the top of the 3" drain with a 3x2 san tee. He was thinking!:thumbup:

 

[Protech]

What's preventing the sanitary from flooding the basement in the event of a main line backup?

Why can't you tie a sump pump into a sanitary sewer in IL. Killertoiletspider said in a previous thread that they run rain leaders into sanitary sewer all the time. So why not a sump then?

 

[SPH]

no problem here tieing in a sump on a sanitary, we do it all the time. I'd like to hear the reasoning on not allowing it.

another problem with that installation is no check valve, valve, or union on the dischage.

 

[Bill]

Yeh, no check valve, pump must go on and off, on and off, on and off, on and..........................................

 

[trick1]

no problem here tieing in a sump on a sanitary, we do it all the time. I'd like to hear the reasoning on not allowing it.

another problem with that installation is no check valve, valve, or union on the dischage.

There is a problem with storm water that is discharged into the sanitary sewer overloading the treatment plants. Every time I run into one of these situations, I have to separate the pump discharge and pipe it to the outside.
This is a statewide thing up here in Connecticut.

 

[ILPlumber]

What's preventing the sanitary from flooding the basement in the event of a main line backup?

Why can't you tie a sump pump into a sanitary sewer in IL. Killertoiletspider said in a previous thread that they run rain leaders into sanitary sewer all the time. So why not a sump then?

Cook county has combined sewers I believe. Us southern folks have sanitary sewer and storm sewer. Sump pumps/rain leaders go to storm. Our little poop treatment facilities can't handle the rainwater.

 

[Protech]

I C

 

[nhmaster3015]

os cities around here, you have to get permission to tie it into the sewer.

 

[user823]

os cities around here, you have to get permission to tie it into the sewer.

Here you do too. What I failed to mention on this one is that the house is on septic! Why would anyone want to discharge a sump pump into their septic?
The house is in the country, no neighbors! Pump it outside!!!!! These folks just were not thinking.

 

[Protech]

Sounds like a good way to hydro lock the system and flood your basement.

 

[Kyle181]

here in michigan most cities are seperate storm and sewer systems but there are a few combined sysetems in some cities around detroit