Grinder Pump Toilet Paper

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.

Grinder pump toilet paper.

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. If you re making pasta yes it s ok to pour the water down the drain. You are free to use whatever brand of regular toilet paper you like.

Your grinder pump is powered by electricity and will not function during a power outage. There is no need to break up the floor. 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. 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.

A grinder pump is designed to handle the flush of human waste toilet paper and sanitary napkins such as feminine hygiene products sanibest pro sanigrind pro sanicubic 1 and sanicubic 2 do i need to break up the floor to install a saniflo product. 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. After agitating there were no pieces larger than a dime left. 2016 04 05 thomas guastavino said.

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. 1 2 hp zoeller compact grinder pump. 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.

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. Premium models also include auxiliary inputs for the sink and shower drain. 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. We have a zoelner grinder lift pump that recently clogged with toilet paper when to wrapped around the impeller.

But beware of flushable wipes.