Hello... I hired a plumber a few months ago to come out and do the rough plumbing for a bathroom and a kitchen in the basement. The bathroom drainage was already plumbed into the basement floor prior to me moving in, when I asked them how to run the drainage for the kitchen they had said something about a pump that would fit into my sinkbase cabinet that would pump the drainage up to the main line and then it would go out in the normal fashion. My question is that I have been to the local home improvement stores and I can not find anything like what they are talking about other than a sump pump that the store said I could put in a bucket in my cabinet, can you recommend something? I would really like to do this myself, since I cannot afford to pay them the $1,500 they want to finish this.

-thanks again!

Hey Bhill...

You are looking for a LAUNDRY TRAY PUMP... sold at many home supply stores, or worst case, at a local plumbing supply house.

I recommend the zoeller laundry tray pump (about$225-$250). Check out this website for more information:

Amazon.com: 105 ZOELLER LAUNDRY PUMP PACKAGE W/M53 SUMP PUMP 1-1/2 INCH INLET, 2 INCH VENT, 1-1/2 INCH DISCHARGE: Home Improvement

This laundry tray pump will require that a separate vent be installed for the unit to work properly... can be vented to outside at basement level if needed as long as no windows close to where you exit the building. You should NOT connect the pump vent into the plumbing vents!

Let me know if you need more here...

MARK

My question is why do u need a pump if u already have existing plumbing in your basement. Run the line to your existing plumbing.

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Originally Posted by maguyver

my question is why do u need a pump if u already have existing plumbing in your basement. Run the line to your existing plumbing.

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Good question Maguyver, I'm against installing anything mechanical,(such as a pump, AAV or a counter top air gap) if a passive system can do the job better. Mechanical fixtures can fail while passive systems can not. Locate the main, cut into it and come out with a wye or combination wye and eighth bend to pick up your sink. Good luck and thank you for rating my reply. Tom