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    lisa br Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 4, 2006, 08:09 AM
    No drain in basement
    Hello,

    My 1950 sidesplit is quite small and currently has a combined bathroom, laundry room, mudroom. I would like to relocate my laundry facilities to the basement however no drain exists down there. I believe that this house was once on a septic system and then converted to sewers but we don't know where the sewer lines lie. There is a sump pump well in the basement currently with nothing inside it.

    I understand I could put the laundry down there and have the washer drain into a double laundry tub and then get pumped out over the drop ceiling in the basement playroom and tied into the existing plumbing in the current laundry/bathroom.

    Is this advisable or am I looking for trouble?
    What kind of pump would I need? How much $$?

    Thank you
    Lisa
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    Nov 4, 2006, 09:18 AM
    Hi Lisa,

    Saniflo makes a gray water pump called The Sanivite that's just made for your application. Check them out at; http://www.saniflo.com/products/sanivite.asp
    Contact the company for cost. Good luck, Tom
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