Buried plastic sewage sump
AssigneeInteron Corporation
InventorKevin D. Struthers
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Abstract
An integrally molded plastic sump basin formed with two distinct portions including a constant depth, shallow dry well at the top defining a controls area that is isolated from a varying depth wet well below, said wet well defining a pump chamber. All electronic controls, level sensor controls and valve extension control are situated in the non-hazardous dry well while pump(s) and associated piping are contained within the potentially hazardous wet well part of the basin. The sump basin may be formed with a drop inlet opening for sewage entry that enhances installation flexibility and provides more efficient processing of sewage entering the basin.
Claims19
A sewage grinder pump basin assembly comprising:
- a molded plastic sewage sump, said sump being an integrally molded basin having a dry well area and a wet well area below the dry well and separated from it by a floor in the dry well, said floor having an opening over which a lid is removably seated, a grinder pump located in the wet well area for grinding sewage and pumping it out through a discharge pipe, and a lid removably attached to the sump covering the dry well area,
- said molded plastic sump further comprising a drop inlet molded into the wet well area of the sump as an outward projection of a side wall of the wet well, said drop inlet comprising a substantially horizontal outward projection from a side wall of the sump, said horizontal projection having an inlet opening provided for sewage inlet from above, said drop inlet further comprising a bottom wall shaped for directing inlet sewage dropped through the inlet opening directly to the grinder pump in the bottom of the wet well, said molded drop inlet being connectible from directions ranging to over 180.degree. with respect to the drop inlet opening.
A sewage grinder pump basin assembly comprising:
- a molded plastic sewage sump, said sump being an integrally molded basin having a dry well area and a wet well area below the dry well and separated from it by a floor in the dry well, said floor having an opening over which a lid is removably seated, a grinder pump located in the wet well area for grinding sewage and pumping it out through a discharge pipe, and a lid removably attached to the sump covering the dry well area,
- said dry well area containing equipment comprising an electrical junction box, a remote shut-off control for a valve controlling sewage output from the basin, and a level sensor,
- said dry well area having a shallow depth limited to that depth necessary to house the equipment, the opening in the dry well floor providing access to the wet well area below;
- said wet well area containing a C-channel rail extending downwards from the dry well floor to the bottom of the wet well, a plumbing tree connected at a first end to the grinder pump and at a second end to a quick-disconnect fitting located in the C-channel rail, said grinder pump being located near the bottom of the wet well area;
- said molded plastic sump further comprising a drop inlet molded into the wet well area of the sump as an outward projection of a side wall of the wet well, said drop inlet comprising a substantially horizontal outward projection from a side wall of the sump, said horizontal projection having an inlet opening provided for sewage inlet from above, said drop inlet further comprising a bottom wall shaped for directing inlet sewage dropped through the inlet opening directly to the grinder pump in the bottom of the wet well, said molded drop inlet being connectible from directions ranging to over 180.degree. with respect to the drop inlet opening.
A sump for a sewage grinding pump, comprising:
- a molded plastic basin including a drop inlet attached to a lower portion of the basin and projecting outward therefrom, said drop inlet comprising a substantially horizontal outward projection from a side wall of the basin, said horizontal projection having an inlet opening provided for inlet of sewage from above, said drop inlet further comprising a bottom wall shaped for directing inlet sewage dropped through the inlet opening directly to a grinding pump located adjacent the bottom of the basin, said molded drop inlet being connectible from directions ranging to over 180.degree. with respect to the drop inlet opening.
A sump for a sewage grinding pump, comprising:
- a molded plastic basin having an outer wall that partially defines the interior of the basin;
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- a reverse boss for receiving a flexible pipe therethrough, the reverse boss having a side wall and an end wall, the side and end walls defining a depression projecting into the interior of the basin, the side wall attached at one end to the outer wall of the basin and at the opposite end to the end wall, the end wall having an aperture therethrough for receiving the pipe.
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