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How to install a basement Sink Pump Up. Ever wonder how to install a sink in a basement when the waste line is eight feet up? Well, here I'll explain how to install a Pump Up System.

To install a sink in a basement is a very easy thing to do with the help of a pump. Here you'll see the black box. This box has a pump in it, with a float switch. When the water level rises to a defined level, the pump will kick on and pump the waste out of the Pump Up to your house waste line.

Here you'll see I wanted to keep the storage under the sink. So I located the pump under the stairs that was right next to the sink.

Here, you can see that I just drilled a clean hole straight through the kitchen cabinet, through the wall, and right into the pump.

No wasted space at all.

As you can see below you'll need to provide a normal 15 amp outlet. I wasn't able to provide a picture on how I tapped into the house waste line, however it was just a matter of installing a "T" in an existing line. You have to make sure your new line enters from the top. Otherwise the house waste will enter the pump box. Sometimes a vent line is needed. That would be installed the same way as the pump out to the main waste line. However since we're using a pump and it's close to the main line it's okay. You could just install a ventless cap over the vent instead of running another line.

So as you can see it's very simple. The pump box you can buy from Home Depot or a plumbing supply house. From Home Depot the pump box costs about $150.

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Plumbing Supplies 30/03/2011 14:58:10

When a laundry sink is located in a basement you have the problem of how to discharge the water into the drain, which may be higher than the sink tailpiece. To solve this problem you can install a sink pump. Sink pumps are generally sold as a kit and come with the pump, a pump box, a check valve and various couplings. The sink pump will pump the water up to existing plumbing and out of the basement.

Roberta Price 04/12/2011 20:52:17

Hi,
I watched you sump pump YouTube video. Thank you, it explained a lot. I'm trying to find a way to move the water that the sump pump discharges out to the outside of the house, AWAY from the house foundation. Any suggestions? Also, think about a backup system for my sump pump; in the event of a power outage. Thank you so much. I live in Farmington Hills, MI.
Trying to learn more and more about taking care of my home.
Thank you!

dominick 05/12/2011 04:58:41

Thank you. Well in this video I didn't show is that the discharged pipe runs along to the side of the house where the ground slopes down and away from the foundation. Of course this is very important otherwise the water will just come back in.