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This is a guest post by Marx from Bay Area Plumber; they specialize in Sewer Repair San Francisco & Water Heater San Francisco.

Have you recently built a basement in your house but your sewer is higher than the basement floor?
For many of us wishing to convert our drab basements into bedrooms seem like a distant idea due to
plumbing hassles. Where do you let the drain pass when the septic lines are on the ground level? In
situations like this where miscalculations lead to the lower floors facing problems due to the sewer
being at a higher level, ejector pumps or sewer ejectors are employed to provide an instant solution.

A sewage ejector is nothing but a plumbing system or a device which pumps human waste, clears water
and pumps it higher to reach your sewer line. Normally water follows the course of gravity and flows
through the line but the same does not apply to basements, hence, you need to pump the water and
waste up to the sewer line using ejector pumps or solid waste pumps.

These pumps are the most preferred, especially for basement situations. They are built to be powerful
enough to pump solid from a pit or a cistern up to the sewer. The mechanism includes a tank buried in
the ground to contain the waste and a watertight lid on the same surface as the basement floor. The
waste is received on an inlet at the side and a waste level sensor activates once the waste and the water
reach a certain limit. The pump and the motor are integrated in the tank itself and function through
electricity. There is also a check valve that prevents the back flow of waste streaming from the main
sewer line and a discharge pipe connects to the public sewer line.

Though it’s recommended to call for a plumber to install an ejector system for you, you could do that
yourself too if you’re up for challenges. These pumps come for not an easy price, thus it’s preferred to
always seek professional help.

Another thing to remember is that to avoid extra expenses in the future, try evading damages to your
ejector system. The main cause reported when it comes to damaging is flushing of materials other than
toilet paper. This could include condoms, diapers, cotton swabs and feminine products which pose
greater destruction to the system than a conventional sewage system due to the pumping functioning
upwards. A regular servicing of the ejector system by a professional plumber is a must and should be an
exercise at least followed annually.

With this system, your dream basement master suite would no longer be a dream but would be a luxury
much enjoyed in reality and with all the conveniences of a suite above the ground level.