Grinder Pump Toilet Paper

We have a zoelner grinder lift pump that recently clogged with toilet paper when to wrapped around the impeller.

Grinder pump toilet paper. Kirkland brand toilet paper above remained completely intact after sitting in water for 20 minutes but it dissolved fairly well after whirring it around with a spoon. 2016 04 05 thomas guastavino said. The grinder pump will run for a few minutes while the cutting blades grind the waste into tiny particles in the same way that garbage disposals do. In order to prevent waste from backing up into the lowest sink tub or toilet in your home severely limit the interior use of water until power is restored.

1 2 hp zoeller compact grinder pump. Premium models also include auxiliary inputs for the sink and shower drain. There is no need to break up the floor. Toilet paper clogged our zoeller grinder lift pump click to enlarge any image above main parts of a sewage grinder pump adapted from zoeller s shark series 803 805 807.

Your grinder pump is powered by electricity and will not function during a power outage. If a grinder pump becomes clogged or the blades bound even once this can completely destroy the pumps starting torque rendering the pump nearly useless. After agitating there were no pieces larger than a dime left. If you re making pasta yes it s ok to pour the water down the drain.

Includes only the zoeller grinder pump and housing designed to accommodate toilet lavatory and a bathtub or shower can be used with a variety of rear outlet toilet styles with a discharge height of 4 from floor to centerline standard rear outlet toilet must be purchased separately. In the case of a grinder pump a sump pump connected to the sewer system may raise your electric rates and shorten the life of your grinder pump. Pre assembled pump and tank for easy installation model 203. You are free to use whatever brand of regular toilet paper you like.

The macerating pump on less expensive models can handle human waste and toilet paper and that s about it but a premium model with a grinder pump can handle larger items such as feminine hygiene napkins. At the bottom of the grinder pump is an impellor that will spin which sucks in the wastewater and anything else that has made its way into the holding tank such as toilet paper and human waste. Cascades the 100 recycled fibre toilet paper had started to dissolve just from sitting in water as shown in the photo below with no agitation. I have personally seen a grinder pump become bound on a small piece of toilet paper this was due to the lack of torque at start.

The homeowner shall be responsible to maintain the ground around the pump basin within a 5 foot radius so that the ground is sloped enough to prevent rainfall from pooling next to the basin and.