When you break it up in pieces, it is literally going to splatter In raw sewage for decades is not for the faint of heart. Opinions before you start breaking up that sewage pit.īecause thats certanily going to be one hell of a nasty messīreaking up a concrete pit that has been submerged and immulsified I would personally call some plumbers out and ask their Probably, but he might suggest just replacing the lid and verifying that all the connections to the lid are tight and sealed.ĭo what ever gives you the warm fuzzies. That will be the smallest size you will find for a 'proper' ejector tank. The degree of doing that will depend on what kind of connection was made. You have to get down to the inlet pipe and unfasten it. That is what has to be done, but the input is fastened to the tank from the outside. or- Am I way over my head and I should just call a plumber Recommendations? Can I use a smaller diameter tank or do I have to have the same 24 inch diameter model. The top of the tank seems to be about 3 inches below the concrete line.ġ) How easy (or hard) will it be to replace the whole works?Ģ) There must be an input, can I remove the old tank without destroying the input lines?ģ) Is it possible that JUST the top of tank is 24 inches, where the actual tank is smaller in diameter.Ĥ) Will I be able to detach the input before I take out the tank?ĥ) Will I have to bust up concrete to take out the tank?Ħ) Can I unbolt the input from the inside of the tank It appears to be round, 24 inches in diameter, I can't tell it's depth, and SEEMS to be in a concrete casing. Basically, I want to replace the whole works.

There also seems to be a fowl odor present that my wife can't stand. The top access cover doesn't seem to close properly because of rusty bolts. The existing tank apprears to have been serviced many times and seems to be rusted.

There is an existing sewage ejector system:

I have a house that is 30 years old, on a spectic system, and has a basement that is below the septic line. Replace basement sewage ejector system - FIXED!!

Installing a sewage ejector system