Sewage Grinder pumps normally have a 1-1/4’’ discharge and range from 2 HP and up. Sewage Grinder Pumps have the ability to do this, pumping liquid at nearly 60 P.S.I. Because a pressurized sewer main is under pressure from another sewage pump, it takes a pump that can overcome that pressure to pump liquids into that main. Sewage Grinder Pumps are most commonly used in commercial pumping applications or when pumping from a residence to a pressurized city sewer main. Sewage Grinder Pumps are designed to handle the same type of materials as a Sewage Ejector Pump, but have the ability to pass tougher solids. Sewage Grinder pumps have cutting blades that grind the raw sewage into a slurry before passing it through the discharge line. Sewage Grinder Pumps are considered high pressure/low volume submersible solids handling pumps. When pumping to a septic tank or septic system, a sewage ejector pump must always be used instead of a sewage grinder pump. Another example is to use an ejector pump when adding living space or bathroom to an outbuilding, garage, or shed in order to force the waste back to the septic tank for the main house. These pumps are designed for short pumping distances (under 750 feet) and can handle head pressures of nearly 75 feet.Ī common example of a sewage ejector pump would be the pump in a basement floor pit designed to evacuate the sewage from a basement bathroom up to the main level. Sewage Ejector pumps can pump high volumes of sewage (up to 220 Gallons Per Minute). These units normally have a 2’’ discharge and range from 4/10 HP all the way up to 2 HP. The most common application for a Sewage Ejector pump is to move raw sewage from a residence to a septic tank or gravity flow sewer main. Sewage Ejector pumps are generally designed to handle up to 2’’ diameter solids. They use a spinning that intakes the raw sewage through the bottom of the pump and forces it under pressure out of the outlet and into the discharge pipe. Sewage Ejector pumps do not have grinding blades. Sewage Ejector Pumps are considered high volume/low pressure submersible solids handling pumps.

In order to shed more light on the topic of Sewage Ejector Pumps versus Sewage Grinder pumps, we will discuss in detail in this article the correct applications for each unit.

Sewage handling pumps generally fall into two categories in the residential and light commercial / industrial segments of the industry: Sewage Ejector Pumps and Sewage Grinder Pumps. This is typically a misnomer that leads many people to believe that ALL sewage handling pumps are in fact grinder pumps. A vast majority of those customers in need of a sewage handling pump automatically believe that they must get a sewage grinder pump. In the sales department at Septic Solutions®, we field many phone calls about submersible sewage pumps. Sewage Ejector Pumps -vs- Sewage Grinder Pumps

Above ground sewage ejector system