What Does a Sewage Ejector Pump Look Like?
The sewage ejector pump photograph at above left shows a typical plug-in sewage ejector pump used in a home basement. The photo at above right is a small pre-packaged wastewater ejector pump suitable for serving a sink or clothes washer; it’s not a grinder pump. In the right hand photo at lower left you’ll see a small white plastic water alarm that the office manager left on the floor in this area in order to detect a plumbing supply or drain leak. Frankly, a consumer unfamiliar with these products may have trouble telling the difference by a simple exterior inspection – it’s reliable to observe the product name and number and then inquire of the manufacturer about the pump’s intended application and its installation requirements. But in the cases above, the overall size, location, and nearby plumbing fixtures defined the probable application of each pump even for a novice inspector and where view of the septic pump was limited. In their most common usage, packaged septic pump systems
