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Hi all, I've recently bought a property located in a former quarry, so the ground floor is a few feet lower than the sewer main. The bathroom is on the first floor and currently the waste pipe runs 6 feet above the ground, across the drive to a wall, then travels gradually down to the sewer inspection chamber 100 feet away. Weird setup I know!
I'd like the outlet to run under the drive instead of 6 feet above it, so that means installing a small pumping station below ground next to the house. I had a quote of £5000 to fit a small capacity pumping station (190 litres), which is too high a price and too small a size. It's very rocky ground too, so I expect excavating down would be more difficult than they think.
I was wondering if an above-ground pumping station could be installed in the house instead, with the outlet going down under the drive then back up to the existing sewer pipe on the wall opposite. The thing is, I've only ever seen examples of these installed in basements, so they're effectively below ground level anyway. Is it possible to install one on the ground floor as I've described? I did ask the manufacturer of a suitable pumping station (UK Pumps and Systems Ltd) but didn't get a reply.
Any advice is much appreciated.
I'd like the outlet to run under the drive instead of 6 feet above it, so that means installing a small pumping station below ground next to the house. I had a quote of £5000 to fit a small capacity pumping station (190 litres), which is too high a price and too small a size. It's very rocky ground too, so I expect excavating down would be more difficult than they think.
I was wondering if an above-ground pumping station could be installed in the house instead, with the outlet going down under the drive then back up to the existing sewer pipe on the wall opposite. The thing is, I've only ever seen examples of these installed in basements, so they're effectively below ground level anyway. Is it possible to install one on the ground floor as I've described? I did ask the manufacturer of a suitable pumping station (UK Pumps and Systems Ltd) but didn't get a reply.
Any advice is much appreciated.
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