dlockhart
Jan 10, 2011, 03:07 PM
My drain field from my septic system has failed. While I'm working on gathering funds to get it replaced, my family and I need to take showers, wash clothes etc.
The septic tank is fine. I've been using a sump pump in one of our showers which the family all shares and it worked great, I could even wash clothes and run the dishwasher. I had the hose drain into a fire pit in our yard (no sewage, just water from our wash, showers etc, because I'm using a portable toilet which is working great & rented a porta potty just to use as a holding tank, so don't get grossed out :-)
Then all of the sudden my 1/3hp sump pump didn't work and I discovered it was now sucking up nothing but grease. It took 3 washes to clean my shower, and drain the shower pipe with a wet dry vac which worked. The pump is fine, but doesn't work well with even a little amount of grease.
Should I try a stronger hp sump pump maybe a 3/4hp? Is there another method? I don't want to use the wet dry vac every time, but if I have to I guess I have to
The septic tank is fine. I've been using a sump pump in one of our showers which the family all shares and it worked great, I could even wash clothes and run the dishwasher. I had the hose drain into a fire pit in our yard (no sewage, just water from our wash, showers etc, because I'm using a portable toilet which is working great & rented a porta potty just to use as a holding tank, so don't get grossed out :-)
Then all of the sudden my 1/3hp sump pump didn't work and I discovered it was now sucking up nothing but grease. It took 3 washes to clean my shower, and drain the shower pipe with a wet dry vac which worked. The pump is fine, but doesn't work well with even a little amount of grease.
Should I try a stronger hp sump pump maybe a 3/4hp? Is there another method? I don't want to use the wet dry vac every time, but if I have to I guess I have to