Plumbing Question

Jim Bennett

to use a union for this purpose. It does make replacement somewhat easier, but pvc pipe is relatively easy to work with either way.

Jim

Fred Rappuhn

A am connected with a small city that undertaking a city wide storm water seperatiom from sanatairy program
We have contracted with 3 sewer contractors to disconnect the weeping tile from the sanatairy and installing sump pump.

We have one resident that is screaming that we are piping the discharge on the sump pump wrong. Resident says that we should not hard pipe with PVC all the way to the pump. We should be cutting the PVC and installing a Fernco to make the exchanging of the pumps easier for the residents when the pump fails. Because all pumps fail in short time.

What are your thought, right or wrong????

Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating

Kill Two birds with

One fitting, use a check valve with hose clamps. Bob Gagnon

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bob young

little giant check

little giant makes a nice pvc check w/ double compression unions very reasonable ,too

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Having grown up in a house with a sump pump in the basement I can tell you that they are short-lived.

While PVC is certainly easy to cut into and repair, I would suggest something like a Fernco coupling. The Fernco will also help arrest noise transmission that's very common with sump pumps.

Fred Rappuhn

I can everyone point of view on this, but sounds like it's not worth firing the sewer contractor over.

Side note, Fernco pipe connectors are made in out town.

ScottMP

each sump pump

should have a check valve, if not it will cycle all the time. Zurn checks come with clamps. As Bob said, two birds with one stone.

I would make the contractor do this for every home.

Scott

PS: If a home owner can't cut the pipe and install a rubber clamp when the pumps fails, then they should'nt be changing the pump themselves !!

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Fred Rappuhn

Yes, all installs are hard piped with PVC and a check valve installed.

PS: If a home owner can't cut the pipe and install a rubber clamp when the pumps fails, then they should'nt be changing the pump themselves !!


That's is the city's outlook on this but we have 1 resident that feels differnt.

bob young

What city is that ?

any pump i have ever seen usually has a quick means of disconnect. conventional ejectors come with companion flanges. standard piping procedure would be a union & check valve . pvc changes it a bit but i personally would use a m.g. connection or no-hub clamp. fernco connectors are quick but illegal in nyc & the reasoning is too easy for misaligned & ill fitted piping. and i agree with that although everyone cheats a little !

JohnNY

I agree...

...with the resident.

A professional installation should include some provision for future maintenance.

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