What is a Septic Pump, Sewage Pump, or Grinder Pump?
Septic pumps, sewage pumps, or sewage ejector pumps, which we discuss in detail beginning at Sewage Ejector Pump Grinder Pump, are designed to remove sewage from a building where plumbing fixtures and their drains are lower than the building sewer line and/or septic tank. Septic pumps have to move solids, either by being able to pass large solid objects through the pump without clogging, or by grinding the solids into fine debris. Municipal lift stations, duplex sewage pumps, septic alarms, grinder pumps, submersible pumps, are discussed in more detail in this article. A sewage pump may be designed to either pass solids up to a certain size, or it may be a sewage grinder pump designed to macerate solid waste so that it can be pumped through a sewer line, perhaps a smaller diameter “force main” sewer line to a public sewer or septic tank. Sewage grinder/ejector pumps are available in various horsepower models, typically from .5 to 1hp for residential applications, and are sold to operat
