We are adding a bathroom in the basement and would like to install a shower. Half way through the process we realized the shower is to tall to use the upflush system we purchased. The alternative is to have the shower drain into the sump pump we use for the washing machine. Is that okay?

There is a two inch ditch just inside walls that lead to floor drain (8 3/4 inches square, with two inch round hole in center). Can I dig this up and replace with a sump pump? I get water backing up through drain during heavy rain that floods my basement (clear water)?

When the basement sump pump runs the drains in my kitchen gurgle loudly. The sump pump well is in the basement and is the discharge for the CWM. The pump also discharges water. The discharge pipe connects to the main sewer line to the septic tank. The kitchen is on the first floor one room away...

Hi all, I have groundwater entering my basement during storms at one single point in the floor, and at no other place currently. It is earthen in the small area where the water enters. I can pinpoint the point of entrace with a pencil tip! The water drains down a worn channel about one foot in...

I want to add a bathroom in my basement. I was wondering if I could run my toilet drain into the sump pump hole. ( I have my own septic symstem and the drain leaving the house is 4ft. Above the basement floor). Also, would this need to be vented? The toilet would be about 6 to 8 ft. from the...