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To: unclewest who wrote (48)	9/3/2018 5:20:22 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 678

Thanks UW, I had assumed basement drainage usually needed to pumped higher to access city drains. For those that don't know, not only are you retired Special Forces, but also spent many years as a general contractor. Glad to see you here. -- Josh :) * * *

To: unclewest who wrote (48)	9/4/2018 6:22:25 PM
From: Alan Smithee	1 Recommendation Recommended By goldworldnet Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 678

We have a washing machine in the basement that drains into an H2O proof container located "below grade" in the basement floor. An H2O pump in the container gets the wash water thru a hose and up and into the drain pipe that goes to the septic field .My situation is identical. Came home from a long weekend away one time and had a minor flood in the basement. Turned out the flapper valve in the toilet was leading so a small amount of water was running out, more water would flow in, and all into the sump. The ball valve on the sump got gummed up so it was not triggering the electric motor. Result was the toilet overflowed onto the floor and out in the hall. I generally turn the water off to the toilet now when I go away.