Thread: Any plumbers here?

Check out Grundfos and DAB. They have a system where the wastewater goes to a sealed tub, a bit like like an esky. Inside is a float activated sump pump (can have cutters and grinders for toilet waste too). This then pumps the waste up and out to your sewer system as the need arises.

Its quite exxy for what it is, but it does the job properly.

Raise the floor to the level or higher than the rest of the floors and put a drain in the floor and run it into your nearest waste water pipe, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Re: submersible pumps , buy a bilge pump and float switch from a marine store and power it from a 12V transformer or car battery type supply. I kept a basement dry for a year that way before I could afford to dig a looong drainage ditch to a lower outside level.

As suggested by Bee Utey, a bilge pump with a float switch will do the job quite well.
While living & working in Cairns I frequently utilised a bilge pump for pumping out pits etc, and my set up was often borrowed by work colleagues to pump out rooms after flooding. In fact, I made up a number of kits that were retained for use. They work very well and are not expensive,.

Bugger it. All too much hassle for a risk that has occurred once in 7 years. If there's another leak, I'll mop it up again

http://www.dabpumpsaustralia.com.au/...mpStation.aspx

Here it is.

EDIT

Never mind. I didn't read the OP properly............as usual.