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SEPTIC SYSTEMS HOME SEPTIC INFO ARTICLES HOME BUYERSGUIDE SEPTIC SYSTEMS ONLINE BOOK SEPTIC PUMPING REPAIR SEPTIC PUMPS Sewage Ejector Pump Grinder Pump What is a Sewage Ejector? Free-Standing Sewage Grinder Pump Septic Pump Alarm Systems Septic Pump Buyers Guide Septic Pump Duplex System Designs Septic Pump Inspection & Maintenance Septic Pump Installation Guide Septic Pumping Stations Sump Pumps SEPTIC TREATMENTS SEPTIC CONSULTANTS SEPTIC AUTHORITIES BOOKS REFS CODES SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN BASICS DESIGN ALTERNATIVES List Your Service/Product More Information InspectAPedia TM Home & Site Map Air Conditioning InspectAPedia Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Roofing Plumbing Water Septic Structure Accuracy & Bias Pledge Contact Us |
Our video at right demonstrates the operation of a septic tank pump system alarm. Septic alarms indicate when the septic tank pump is not operating. Repair is needed promptly. Advice is given for septic tank effluent or sewage pump selection and use. Septic pumps used for pumping air in aeration systems and septic pumps used to move effluent in a drip dispersion system are discussed under the appropriate septic system type which are outlined at DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. Our site offers impartial, unbiased advice without conflicts of interest. We will block advertisements which we discover or readers inform us are associated with bad business practices, false-advertising, or junk science. Our contact info is at inspect-ny.com/appointment.htm.This article explains the differences between Sump Pumps, Sewage Ejector Pumps, Septic Grinder Pumps, Sewage Pumping Stations, & Septic Pump Alarms. Citation of this article by reference to this website and brief quotation for the sole purpose of review are permitted. Use of this information at other websites, in books or pamphlets for sale is reserved to the author. Technical review by industry experts has been performed and is ongoing - reviewers welcomed and are listed at "References." This document is a chapter of Inspecting, Testing, & Maintaining Residential Septic Systems an online book on septic systems. © Copyright 2008 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use the links at page left to navigate this document or to go to Other Website Topics. Green links at left show where you are in our document & website. Septic Pump Alarm SystemsSingle septic pump alarm system details
It is important to be able to distinguish between blocked building drains, failing septic systems, and lost function of a septic pump. Otherwise you will soon be unable to run plumbing fixtures and you may not know why. In a single-pump septic system (shown in the photograph at left and at page top) if you hear the septic alarm buzzer or bell it means that you have very little septic capacity before repairs are made, since there is no working pump.
Duplex septic pump alarm system details
In a duplex septic tank pump system, (shown in photo at left) sounding of the septic alarm indicates that you're running on the backup pump. You need to repair the failed septic pump but you can continue to use the building's plumbing fixtures as the backup pump should be working. There are two different philosophies for designing duplex backup systems - alternating septic pump cycles and reserve septic pump installations. We discuss simplex and duplex septic pump installations and the different methods of designing a duplex septic pump system in more detail at Sewage Ejector Pump Grinder Pump See the septic alarm test demonstration video at the top of this page for an example of testing the septic tank pump alarm system.
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