Septic System Water Pump

Effluent pumps can clog from debris washed into the pump chamber from the main septic tank.

Septic system water pump.

More product details close. The system features an injection molded structural foam polyethylene basin and cover for exceptional heavy duty durability. With over 1000 septic related products we have the largest online selection for your septic system needs. Upkeep comes down to four key elements.

Submersible sewage ejector pumps sewage grinder pumps and submersible effluent pumps from franklin electric little giant and ashland. The high head effluent pumps that are used across the aerobic septic system industry are all. A septic tank pump is a small electrical water pump that can be submerged in wastewater. These units come with a 1 1 2 or 2 discharge and can handle small particles up to 3 4 in diameter but are mainly designed for clean water or grey water.

They are primarily used in the septic system industry for spray irrigation or drip irrigation systems. Includes a tough and solid 1 2hp cast iron sewage pump with a strong tethered mechanical float switch a pump performance valve and a water tight molded 4 in. Effluent pumps are the heart of a working septic system. Alternative systems use pumps or gravity to help septic tank effluent trickle through sand organic matter e g peat and sawdust constructed wetlands or other media to remove or neutralize pollutants like disease causing pathogens nitrogen phosphorus and other contaminants.

A septic tank pump often refers to a submersible water pump that is installed either in the final chamber of a septic tank or in a separate pump sump after the septic tank. Septic system maintenance is not complicated and it does not need to be expensive. Sump and effluent submersible pumps are designed to transfer wastewater discharged from a septic tank or an aerobic treatment system to a drain field secondary treatment system or other discharge point. These products include septic air pumps septic aerators air pump repair parts submersible pumps alarms and control panels septic tank risers septic care products effluent filters vent pipe odor filters and much more.

Our submersible septic tank pump line ranges from 1 3 hp sump pumps all the way to 5 hp non clog sewage pumps. A septic system pump empties excess water and waste from a septic tank so that the septic tank can continue to function properly. Septic tank baffles which are located over the outlet holes protect the pump chamber of the septic tank from pump debris. Most septic tanks have an automatic pump called a sewage pump which removes waste from the home many septic tanks also need pumps to remove water in order to remain environmentally friendly.

These pumps are only designed to handle clear water or treated wastewater so they are normally only installed behind an aerobic treatment system.