Does drain pump make too much noise and etc.? (ejector, washer, Lowes)

[westman]

I am installing a new basement washer, dyer and a sink, I am thinking to pump drain water up to the basement ceiling and piping connect to main drain. My concerns are if the pump makes too much noise when working? does it work well functionally? How many years will the pump last?

If you have drain pump installed, please share some insights.

Thanks a lot!

[sullyguy]

I believe what you need is called a "sewage ejector" (images: Ejector Images) - it is a sealed-with-bolts (*) sump and pump installation that then can send your sewage just about anywhere properly without smell, backups, etc.

Simply installing, say, a sump and pump that is meant for something else and sending the liquid UP somewhere pretty much guarantees some quantity of it will fall back down.

Doing a quickie Google Search for "sewage ejector noise" returns plenty of hits, some strongly suggesting the sound is minimal for a properly working system: Sewage Ejector Noise

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(*) A "regular" sump and pump just has a simple drop-in-place cover that isn't meant to keep anything in the sump - it's just (flimsily) covered to keep things from falling in

[davebarnes]

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Sewage Ejector Pumps

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[Okey Dokie]

From a totally uninformed consumer: how long does it take a washer to drain? Two or three minutes? Even if it sounds like a freight train, it wouldn't be for very long.

[sj08054]

I use the liberty 405 for my basement.

Liberty Pumps : Drain Pumps

I went with the commerical model because it was for a fish room. There are times when I do flush with straight hot water so I used this model just in case.

The unit sits near my utility sink/tub and is pump up about 8 feet and then across the ceiling to my main house drain then down into the street sewage. There are bigger unit that will hold more water so that you have less on/off with the sump pump. That's basically what's inside the unit. If the pump ever does go, you can replace it. I've replaced these for people I know who has them under their wet bar basement sink. Why they failed? I think it has to do with using a studor vent on the unit or failing check valve. I vent mine.

Now as for the noise. They are not so loud but I can tell you what could be loud is the check valve. I installed mine with a regular checkvalve in the beginning and it got annoying. I was pumping between 300-400 gallons of water through this pump daily. I replaced the check valve with something called "quiet checkvalve" it cost about twice as much but it's a big difference. My unit has been in operation for the past 5 years. It's never an issue. You do want to make sure you run a separate circuit (just like you do with a sump pump). I drain 2-3 75 gallons fish tank at a time so the unit has no issue going on and off constantly. If you are using it for washer and sink, it should last for years (if installed correctly).