Septic & Sewage Pump Manuals

Manuals for Septic & Sewage Grinder Pumps
How to choose the right type of sewage or septic pump
Aerators, effluent pumps, grinder pumps

Septic Pump Manuals & Guides

• Connecticut DPW, GRINDER PUMP FAQS for CT [PDF] Groton Connecticut Department of Public Works, retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: http://www.groton-ct.gov/depts/pubwks/docs/Grinder%20Pump%20Website%20info%20the%20hurricane.pdf
• Crane Pumps and Systems, 420 Third Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 Phone: (937) 778-8947 Website: http://www.cranepumps.com
  
  Crane Pumps and Systems, 83 West Drive, Bramton, Ontario, Canada L6T 2J6, Phone: (905) 457-6223 Fax: (937) 773-7157 Fax: (905) 457-2650 www.cranepumps.com.
  
  Also see Weinman submersible sewage ejector pump installation and service manual (below in this list) for an example instructions for the Weinman Series WE and 3WE sewage ejector pumps ranging from .5 to 1 hp.
  
• Drain & Sewage Ejector Packages, plumbingsupply.com, Tel: 530-891-6428, 24 hour message phone: 530-891-1556, Email: sales2011@plumbingsupply.com Sewage Ejector pump types, models, float control switches using Little Giant and Zoeller sewage pumps as examples, web search 08/15/11, original source http://www.plumbingsupply.com/
  
• ENVIRONMENT ONE CORPORATION, 2773 Balltown Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309, Tel 518-346-6161, website: www.eone.com/sewers
  E/One Extreme Series grinder pump stations for indoor and outdoor installations, residential and light commercial applications.
  
  An Environment One grinder pump schematic sketch is shown at the top of this article.
  
  The Environment One Corporation has contributed illustrations to this article series. InspectApedia.com has no financial nor business relationship with the company nor with any other company or product discussed at our website.
• Float Switches for Pumps, plumbingsupply.com, Sewage Ejector pump types, models, float control switches using Little Giant and Zoeller sewage pumps as examples, web search 08/15/11, original source http://www.plumbingsupply.com/
• Flotec 800-365-6832, Website: http://www.flotecpump.com/ Flotec produces a wide range of effluent pumps, grinder pumps, sewage pumps, sump pumps
• FRANKLIN MILLER 60 Okner Parkway, Livingston, NJ 07039 USA Tel: 973-535-9200, Website: http://www.franklinmiller.com/ - Wastewater Sewage Grinders
• Gorman-Rupp, P.O. Box 1217, Mansfield, Ohio 44901-1217, Website: http://www.gormanrupp.com/ Tel: (419) 755-1011 Fax (419) 755-1263. Gorman produces a very wide range of pumps including septic pumps, sewage pumps, effluent pumps, grinder pumps, submersible shredder pumps, IPT

• Grundfos Pumps Corporation, 2555 Clovis Ave., Clovis CA 93612, Tel: 800-333-1366, Website: http://www.us.grundfos.com/ retrieved 8/9/11, retrieved 2020/05/08, website excerpt:
  
  Grundfos sewage pump systems are available in a wide range of sizes and materials to fit your application needs. Grundfos offers a complete range of wastewater pumps for the collection and transportation of wastewater.
  
  Grundfos pump sizing tool - online: https://product-selection.grundfos.com/front-page.html?custid=GPU&qcid=895751021
  
  Example product literature
  
  Grundfos, SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL YEOMANS SERIES 9100 SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS [PDF]
  
  Grundfos, Uno and Duo LIFTING STATION PUMP INSTRUCTIONS - Installation and operating instructions [PDF] retrieved 2020/05/08 original source: https://us.grundfos.com/content/dam/GPU/Literature/UnoDuoLift/LUNITL04-UnoDoLift-I%26O.pdf
  
  Excerpt: Grundfos Unolift Systems are suitable for the collection and pumping of wastewater below sewer level. Unolift Systems are supplied with one Grundfos AP 50B pump and SJE Rhombus Model 115 Control Panel.
  
  Grundfos UNILIFT CC 5, CC 7, CC 9 GRAYWATER LIFT PUMP IO MANUAL [PDF] [PDF] retrieved 2020/05/08 original source: https://us.grundfos.com/content/dam/GPU/Literature/Unilift/LUNITL02-UniliftCC-I%26O.pdf
  
  Excerpt: The Unilift CC is a single-stage submersible drainage pump, designed for the pumping of drain water and grey wastewater. The Unilift CC can pump down to a water level of 0.12" above the floor by removing the strainer.

• Grundfos Sewage Ejector Pump Package Installation and Operating Instructions, Grundfos Pumps Corporation, 2555 Clovis Ave., Clovis CA 93612, Tel: 800-333-1366, web search 8/9/11,original source
  http://www.us.grundfos.com/web/download.nsf/Pages/
  7C03990D6E09EC6C882565220069C131/$File/Seeje-io.pdf
• Grundfos, The Sewage Pumping Handbook, Grundfos, web search 11/30/2011, original source: http://www.grundfos.com/content/dam/Global%20Site/Industries
  %20%26%20solutions/waterutility/pdf/sewage-handbook.pdf
  
  http://www.us.grundfos.com/web/download.nsf/Pages/
  7C03990D6E09EC6C882565220069C131/$File/Seeje-io.pdf
  
• Hydromatic Pentair Water, 740 East 9th Street, Ashland, OH 44805, Phone: 1-888-957-8677, Web Site: http://www.hydromatic.com
• Hydromatic - Pentair, Submersible Sewage Ejector Pump Installation, Operation, & Parts Manual, by Hydromatic Pentair Water, 740 East 9th Street, Ashland, OH 44805, Phone: 1-888-957-8677,
  Web Site: http://www.hydromatic.com
• JWC ENVIRONMENTAL, NWCE North American Headquarters, North American Headquarters 290 Paularino Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA Phone: (949) 833-3888 Toll Free: (800) 331-2277 Fax: (949) 833-8858 jwce@jwce.com, Muffin Monster - Model 3000, inline municipal sewage pump
• Little Giant, Tel: 877-869-0200, Website: http://www.little-giantpump.com/sewage.htm Email: sales@little-giantpump.com,
  
  Little Giant produces a wide range of pumping equipment including sewage and wastewater pumps

• Liberty Pumps [Website] 7000 Apple Tree Avenue, Bergen, NY 14416, USA, Tel: 1-800-543-2550 Fax: 1-585-494-1839, Email: liberty@libertypumps.com. Website: http://www.libertypumps.com/
  
  Submersible pumps, sewage pumps, effluent pumps, grinder pumps. Submersible sewage pumps include the LE series line ranging from 4/10 hp up to 2 hp.
  
  Liberty also provides simplex and duplex pump systems and engineered septic and sewage pump systems.
  
  The company's list of pump types and manuals is found at https://www.libertypumps.com/Installation-Manuals
• Liberty Lo-Pro Sewage Pump IO MANUAL [PDF]
  Excerpt
  Low Profile Sewage System - 2" Solids handling - Liberty Pumps LowPro41LP offers an easier solution for adding a basement bathroom. Unlike traditional sewage pump basins, the LowPro is designed to sit directly on the floor eliminating the costly task of breaking-up concrete.
  
  Its low profile tank can be framed around with standard 2" X 6" floor joists, totally concealing the unit for a complete finished appearance.
  
  This unit from Liberty Pumps can also save hours of installation time because it arrives fully assembled from the factory with a 2" solids handling sewage pump. Additional features include a powerful internal spray that helps break down solids and a split cover for easy access to the tank and switch without disturbing the discharge or vent pipe.
• LIBERTY PUMPS PRO-380 PUMP IO MANUAL [PDF] (2020) inspectapedia.com/septic/Liberty-Pro-380-Sewage-Grinder-Pump-Manual.pdf retrieved 2020/05/22, original source: www.libertypumps.com/Portals/0/Files/Install%20Manuals/7225000.pdf
• LIBERTY PUMP 700-series SEWAGE PUMPS IO MANUAL [PDF]
• Maryland DOEP, GRINDER PUMP CONTRACT PACKAGE [PDF] (2017) Division Of Utilities And Solid Waste Management, Frederick County, Maryland Department Of Engineering And Planning 4520 Metropolitan Court Frederick Maryland 21704 USA Tel (301) 600-2078 Website: www.frederickcountymd.gov, retrieved 2018/06/19, original source https://frederickcountymd.gov/ DocumentCenter/View/282613/ Grinder-Pump-Package-rev-12-21-17?bidId=
• Michigan, Summit DPW, HYDROMATIC GRINDER PUMP SEWAGE SYSTEM OPERATION [PDF] Summit Township, 2121 Ferguson Rd., Jackson MI 49203, Tel: 517 788 4113, retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: http://www.summittwp.com/departments/department_of_public_works1/docs/hydromatic.pdf
• Myers, Myers Applied Wastewater Systems - 1101 Myers Parkway Ashland, OH 44805, USA Website: http://www.femyers.com/products/sse.html Phone: 419-289-1144, Fax: 419-289-6658,
  
  Myers Canada: Myers, 269 Trillium Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 4W5 Tel: 519-748-5470 Fax 519-748-2553Myers produces a wide range of pumps including sump pumps, sewage pumps, effluent pumps
• Pentair Submersible Sewage Ejector Pump Installation, Operation, & Parts Manual, by Hydromatic Pentair Water, 740 East 9th Street, Ashland, OH 44805, Phone: 1-888-957-8677, Web Site: http://www.hydromatic.com
• PENTAIR HYDROMATIC SUMP, SEWAGE, EFFLUENT PUMP SELECTION GUIDE [PDF], Pentair USA 293 Wright Street, Delavan, Wi 53115 USA, Website : www.hydromatic.com Tel: 888-957-8677 Orders Fax: 800-426-9446,
  
  Pentair Canada Cambridge, Ontario Tel: 519-896-2163 retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: http://www.resiflowlit.com/pentair/pdf/W-02-6100.pdf
  
  Pentair SEWAGE PUMP UP PACKAGE [PDF] Pentair, op. cit.
  
  Also see PENTAIR PUMP & TANK MANUALS
• Pit-Viper Add-A-JOhn low-profile sewage systems (integrated plastic tank, pump, toilet mounting base)
• Roeth, Bradley W. P.E., GUIDE to SELECTIONof SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE PUMPS [PDF] Bradley W. Roeth, P.E., Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: http://www.stanleyconsultants.com/files/ 6513/6182/9009/Submersible_Sewerage_Pumps-White_Paper-Roeth.pdf
• Superior 2805 Fairview Ave. N Roseville, MN 55113, Website: http://www.superiorpumpco.com/products.asp?type=35 Tel: 800-495-9278 Tel: 651-487-0378. Superior produces sewage pumps (float operated submersibles)
• Tsurumi Pumps, Tsurumi (America), Inc. 1625 Fullerton Court, Glendale Heights, IL 60139, tel: 630-793-0127, fax: 630-793-0146, toll free: 888-TSURUMI (878-7864), info@tsurumiamerica.com
  Tsurumi Pump produces sewer pumps and submersible pumps, categorized as wastewater pumps, sewage pumps, and centrifugal pumps including portable equipment.
• VIRGINIA PLUMBING CODE, Chapter 7 SANITARY DRAINAGE [PDF] Virginia 2006 Plumbing Code as adapted & adopted by that state from the Un, retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: https://www2.iccsafe.org/states/virginia/plumbing/PDFs/Chapter%207_Sanitary%20Drainage.pdf
• Wayne , Wayne Pumps, 101 Production Drive, Harrison OH 45030, Tel: 800-237-0987. Wayne produces a range of sewage pumps and water pumps including cast iron submersible pumps
• [1] WEINMAN SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE EJECTOR PUMP INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, Crane Pumps and Systems, 420 Third Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 Phone: (937) 778-8947 and Crane Pumps and Systems, 83 West Drive, Bramton, Ontario, Canada L6T 2J6, Phone: (905) 457-6223 Fax: (937) 773-7157 Fax: (905) 457-2650 www.cranepumps.com.
  
  See Weinman submersible sewage ejector pump installation and service manual for an example instructions for the Weinman Series WE and 3WE sewage ejector pumps ranging from .5 to 1 hp. Web search 8/9/11, original source: http://www.cranepumps.com/downloadables/CATALOGS_OIPMs/
  Manuals%20&%20Instruction%20sheets/108038.pdf
  
  Weinman sewer pumps - also see Crane above.
  
• ZOELLER PUMP COMPANY, 3649 Cane Run Rd., Louisville, KY 40211, Phone: 1-800-928-7867, 502-778-2731 Fax: 502-774-3624. Technical support and/or quote related emails: zcotechnical@zoeller.com.
• Zoeller Pump Company, 3649 Cane Run Rd., Louisville, KY 40211, Phone: 1-800-928-7867, 502-778-2731 Fax: 502-774-3624. Website: http://www.zoellerpumps.com/
  Technical support and/or quote related emails: zcotechnical@zoeller.com.
• Zoeller Pump Company, INSTALLATION & SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS, 803/805/807 Grinder Pumps", [PDF] Zoeller Pump Co., P.O. BOX 16347 • Louisville, KY 40256-0347, Website: Zoeller.com Retrieved 2016/04/05, original source: http://www.zoellerpumps.com/en-na/product/1242-#documents
• Zoeller, ZOELLER SUBMERSIBLE GRINDER PUMP OWNERS MANUAL [PDF] for X71 Hazardous Environment Series Class I, Division 1, Group C & D Submersible Grinder Units, Zoeller Engineering, P.O. BOX 16347 Louisville, KY 40256-0347 USA, retrieved 2018/06/19, original source: https://www.zoellerengprod.com/content/literature/zm2209.pdf
  
  Zoeller Pump Company, INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Recommended Models, Effluent/Sump/DeWatering & Sewage [pumps]", [PDF] Zoeller Pump Co., P.O. BOX 16347 • Louisville, KY 40256-0347, Website: Zoeller.com Retrieved 2016/04/05, original source: http://www.deanbennett.com/53-install-inst.pdf.

Zoeller classes their pumps into these categories

Grinder pumps

such as Zoeller's 810/815 Turnkey Grinder Systems, 800-series Grinder Pumps, Cold-Climate grinder pumps, Simplex prepackaged grinder pump systems, and Simplex and Duplex (two pumps) grinder systems including four outdoor use.

Utility, pedestal, & gas engine pumps.

These are portable gas-engine powered pumps used typically in construction, service, or emergencies

Sewage & Dewatering pumps,

such as certain Aqua-Mate Models and Waste-Mate models, and Sewage-Waste 600-series pumps

Sump, Effluent, Dewatering pumps,

such as Water Ridd'r , Mighty-Mate, Aqua-Mate, Flow-Mate, and High Head Flow-Mate pumps - of certain models - be sure to read the manufacturer's intended use for a pump model before purchasing it

Zoeller produces just about every kind of septic, sewage, effluent, grinder, and sump pump. Homeowners who need a sewage pump are asked to contact their local representative or retail sales outlet.

What Type of Septic Pump or Sewage Pump Should I Buy?

The type of sewage pump you need depends on how it will be used.

The pumps at left may have been a misapplication for this municipal lift station ,which may explain why we found these discarded units on the site.

Septic pump systems vary by these parameters:

• Grinder vs. ejector pump:
  
  in how they treat the waste. Don't use a simple ejector pump if the pump has to handle solid waste.
  
  For handling sewage , wastewater that contains solids such as toilet paper and feces, you need a grinder pump or a macerating grinder pump or a vortex type sewage pump.
  
  See details at SEPTIC / SEWAGE PUMP TYPES
• Lift capacity or "head" that the pump has to handle:
  
  by how many feet of elevation does the waste need to be raised to reach the build.
  
  "Head" is the term used to describe the height in feet that a column of wastewater needs to be raised, and is expressed in feet of lift.
  
  A "ten foot head" means that the pump has to be powerful enough to lift the column of waste water ten feet vertical distance.
• Total wastewater system capacity needed:
  
  how many toilets and other fixtures is the pump serving.
  
  A basement bath including a shower, sink, and toilet, uses a small pre-packaged low-capacity septic grinder pump that may be just 1/3 hp.
  
  While in a home where all of the wastewater needs to be moved from a common pumping point to a higher-elevation sewer line, an higher capacity multi-horsepower pump needs to be used (and probably should be installed duplexed with a pair of pumps.)
• Size of solids in the wastewater
  
   that need to be removed: larger solids are handled by larger grinder pumps. A pump with a four-inch impeller housing and impeller will typically be able to handle solids up to 3" in diameter without clogging.
• Water temperature:
  
  most sewage pumps are designed to operate at a maximum temperature of 180 deg F. So if a restaurant were installing a pumping station that had to handle near-boiling water, say from a commercial dishwasher or an asian fast-food cooking line, special equipment may be needed.

• Septic / Sewage Pump Duty Cycle: 
  
  a community pumping station or a sewage pumping system serving a multi-family home needs to be able to run more frequently to handle the much higher wastewater load than that from a single family home.
  

• Reliability requirements doe your sewagfe pump
  
  while single-pump systems are often installed to support an extra basement bathroom, where a sewage pump is handling an entire home or larger facility, duplex septic pumping systems (shown in the photo ) are preferable for their greater reliability.

  Remember that in a power outage your pump system will not work unless you've provided backup power.

• Vertically-suspended sewage grinder pumps and closely-coupled submersible sewage grinder pumps 
  
  are further distinguished and described in more detail
  
  at SEWAGE PUMPING STATIONS.

Septic pump manufacturers provide a pump selection and sizing table

that is used to guide the installer in selecting the proper pump. We've seen sewage handling systems where the wrong type or wrong capacity of pump was installed, sometimes as an attempt to "save money."

Two types of sewage pumps are used in residential applications, sewage grinder pumps or sewage ejectors pumps, and non-clogging sewage ejector pumps.

We describe these at Septic Pump DUPLEX SYSTEM DESIGNS or select a topic from the closely-related articles below, or see the complete ARTICLE INDEX.

Parameters used to Select the Proper Septic, Sewage, or Sump Pump Type

The distinction among sewage pumps or septic pump types is important when installing or repairing a septic system that uses pumps since choosing the wrong pump can mean a short operating life for the pump, an unreliable septic system, and unnecessary expense.

The following are the basic paramaters you need to know before choosing a sewage, sewage grinder, effluent or septic pump or sump pump type, capacity, and model or design.

• Wastewater flow rate or volume
  
  in US or Imperial gallons per minute (gpm) or in liters per minute (lpm). Flow may also be expressed in liters per hour, liters per minute, liters per second, or in cubic meters per hour or m³/h
• The pumping Head (H)
  
  or lift height to which the pump must raise the wastewater. Head can be expressed in feet, meters, or in pressure such as psi, Kpa, bars, or psi.
• The pump design
  
  or type to be employed. Every manufacturer will provide help in choosing which type of pump you need to use. Types of pumps listed by Grundfos (and other manufaturers) include:
  
  Circulator pumps - such as used in hot water circulating or in heating systems
  Endsuction close coupled multi-stage pumps
  Encapsulated pumps
  Submersible wastewater pumps - this is the type you will need for a typical residential sewage or septic pump
  Submersible groundwater pumps - this is the type of pump you'd use to get rid of groundwater under, or around a building
  Immersible pumps
  Inline single-stage pumps
  Inline multi-stage pumps (greater pumping capacity or lift)
  Boosgter set pumps
  Diaphragm pumps
• Pumped liquid:
  
  typically for a sewage pump or septic pump or even a sump you'll assume "water''. Special pumps are required to handle other liquids such as glycol or corrosives.
• Liquid temperature & viscosity during operation
  
  Typical assumptions would be 68 degF and Viscosity of water or 1.
• Liquid density
  
  typical assumption = 62.29 pounds per cubic foot or lb/ft³
• Pumping operating environment / conditions,
  
  including Voltage (typically 120 VAC or 240 VAC), Altitude above sea level, Ambient temperature, and NPSH or Net Positive Suction Head.
  For completeness.
  

Articles & Tools for septic or sewage pump selection:

• Roeth, Bradley W. P.E., GUIDE to SELECTION of SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE PUMPS [PDF] Bradley W. Roeth, P.E., Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa retrieved 20178/06/19, original source: http://www.stanleyconsultants.com/files/ 6513/6182/9009/Submersible_Sewerage_Pumps-White_Paper-Roeth.pdf
• NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD (NPSH) [PDF] pumpschool.com Sponsored by Viking Pump, Inc., retrieved 2020/05/08, original source: http://www.pumpschool.com/applications/NPSH.pdf [Pump School is an introduction to positive-displacement (PD) pumps, and in particular, rotary pumps.]
• DESIGN CRITERIA AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRESSURE SEWERS, FORCE MAINS, GRINDER PUMPS AND APPURTENANCES [PDF] (2014) City of Tullahoma, Tennessee, retrieved 2018/09/08, original source: http://www.tub.net/files/docs/pressure-sewer-specs-december-2014.pdf
  Excerpt:
  These specifications give the minimum requirements for installation of pressure sewer lines, force mains and appurtenances in the City of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
  
  ... The standard drawings are a part of these Specifications and all construction shall conform to the details shown on the drawings.
• FORCE MAIN SEWERS, Technology Fact Sheet [PDF] U.S. EPA, retrieved 2018/09/08, original source: https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/force_main_sewers.pdf
  Excerpt:
  Force main design is typically integrated with lift station design. The major factors to consider in analyzing force main materials and hydraulics include the design formula for sizing the pipe, friction losses, pressure surges, and maintenance.
  
  The Hazen-Williams formula is recommended for the design of force mains. This formula includes a roughness coefficient C, which accounts for pipeline hydraulic friction characteristics. The roughness coefficient varies with pipe material, size, and age.
• SANITARY SEWER/LIFT STATION SPECIFICATIONS AND CLEARANCES [PDF] Indiana State Department of Health, Environmental Public Health 2 North Meridian Street, 5-E Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA retrieved 2018/09/08, original source: https://www.in.gov/isdh/files/SewerLiftStationSpecs.pdf
• SEWER LIFT STATION AND FORCE MAIN GUIDELINES [PDF] , (2011) Western Municipal Water District, 14205 Meridian Parkway Riverside, CA 92518 USA Tel: 951.571.7100 retrieved 2018/09/08, original source: https://www.wmwd.com/DocumentCenter/View/242/Developer-Handbook-Section-4-?bidId=