Basements/ejector pumps/washers
A twist on a familiar question posted here... I am attempting to move my washer/dryer into my basement. It is rough plumbed for a bath, with a 4 inch waste line dumping into a sewage ejector pit. Can I cut a tee into that 4 inch waste line and route my 2 inch washer drain line into it? I am guessing I will have a P trap in the wall, with the washer drain line emptying into that which will flow into the 4 inch line. The 4 inch waste line shares a vent with the bathroom lines -- am I overloading that vent? Can I vent the pipe that my washer drains into somewhere after the P trap but before it tees into the 4 inch waste line?
Additionally -- does anyone have a recommendation for a "good" ejector pump to service a basement bathroom and washer for a family of five?
Thank you very much for your help.
Rich
Basements/ejector pumps/washers
Hey Rich,
If you're asking if you can discharge a major fixture, (your toilet) past a unvented minor one,(your washer) the answer is no.
How many fixtures in your bathroom group? What does the vent take off from. I need more details about this basement bath room before I can be more specific. Let me know the entire layout. Especially about the vent configuration. I think you're going to be able to tie your washer in to the drainage system. Just not the way you describe. Cheers, Tom
Re: Basements/ejector pumps/washers
OK, from memory... (I took pictures of the rough in before the slab was poured... ). I have a "classic" bathroom rough in (for Virginia). A 2 inch drain stubbed out of the concrete for a shower, a 2 inch vented drain against the wall (sink drain), both of those connect to my 4 inch toilet drain, which in turn runs into my ejector tub. The vent on the sink drain has a pipe protruding in the direction of my shower, so I assume that's the shower drain vent (?). Is that descriptive enough, or should I scan a pic tonight and post it tomorrow?
Thanks again!
: Basements/ejector pumps/washers
Are the walls open? The floor has been poured, right? Does the lavatory vent extend through the roof? Where would you want the washer to set in relation to the lavatory? I think I need a photo of the roughin. Also some dimensions on where the fixtures will set. Exactly what fixtures do you have installed at the present time? Is the holding tank vented? I'll wait on the photos but I need more information before I can get specific. Cheers, Tom