Drain Plumbing Question

tlo25

Turbo Snail
#1


So above is how my drain is plumbed to my basement sump. The first drop on the left is about 15 feet then a 10ft horizontal. Because of the location of the sump I had to go up about 3 feet then over and down into sump. Do anyone think this rise causes enough back pressure to affect drain speed? I haven't done any measuring but it feels like I cant get more that 200gph pumping to the tank without a siphon flush thing going on. 1" pipe with a Durso or Gurgle Buster.
 

jagermeister

Blenny
M.A.S.C Club Member
#2
No, I don't think the rise will affect drain speed. Flushing and siphoning is typical of not getting enough air in the drain system. A durso isn't going to cut it when you're dropping into a basement. A couple things you can try.

Tee off of the 15 vertical, towards the top, and glue in a vertical vent pipe made of pvc. Cap it and drill holes in the cap to allow air to enter.

Tee off of the top of the 3 foot rise and glue in a 2-3 foot tall vent pipe to allow air into the system. This one is a little trickier as you have to make sure your vent pipe is higher than what the water is backing up in the 15' section. Just a little trial and error.

You might also want to try to put a slope on the 10 foot horizontal section if possible.

Your setup is similar to mine. I have a 3 foot rise off the floor, over and into the sump and it works fine, although my drain line is 1.5". I have 3 different locations where I allow air to enter the system.

Hope this helps and makes sense.
 

tlo25

Turbo Snail
#3
Makes perfect sense, so when doing a basement sump it needs to be plumbed with a vent like a waste line. I bet I could put in a T up top and use an auto-vent on it.
 
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