How to Hook Up a Submersible Pump to My Home

Placing the Submersible Pump

• 1

  Use a jack hammer to remove the concrete floor foundation. Clear an area approximately 4 feet by 4 feet.

• 2

  Dig a hole into the exposed dirt, using the pit liner as a guide for width and depth. When placed in the hole, the top of the pit liner should be even with the surrounding concrete.

• 3

  Wrap the pit liner in filter fabric and place it in the hole.

• 4

  Fill the pit liner with 6 inches of gravel, and place the stone paver on top of the gravel. This provides a stable base for the submersible pump.

• 5

  Attach a PVC male adapter to the outport of the submersible pump and place the pump into the pit.

• 6

  Measure a length of PVC pipe that reaches from the outport to 4 to 6 inches above the top of the pit liner.

• 7

  Remove the submersible pump from the pit and attach the PVC pipe to the male adapter using PVC glue.

• 8

  Use electrical tape to secure the electrical cords of the sump pump to the pipe and keep them from dangling in the pit.

• 9

  Place the submersible pump in the pit.

• 10

  Fill in the area around the pump liner with small aggregate gravel and smooth with a trowel to create a level surface.

• 11

  Pour quick drying concrete over the gravel and smooth the area, dragging some of the new concrete over the old to create a bond.

Running Pipe to Remove Waste Water

• 12

  Locate a spot on the foundation wall near the sump pump that is free of electrical wires and pipes on the inside. Outside, the area should be away from bushes, air-conditioning units, gas or water meters and any landscaping elements.

• 13

  Drill a hole through the foundation from the inside out using a ¼-inch drill bit. This will be your guide hole.

• 14

  Use a 2-inch hole saw to begin the hole. Move to the outside and using the guide hole, finish drilling the hole to the inside.

• 15

  Measure from the top of the PVC pipe connected to the sump pump in Section 1 to the center of the hole drilled in the previous step. Use this length to cut a new piece of PVC pipe.

• 16

  Join the two pieces of PVC pipe using a straight joint and PVC glue.

• 17

  Attach a 90-degree elbow to the top of the pipe with PVC glue.

• 18

  Thread a piece of PVC pipe through the hole you cut in Step 3 into the home and connect to the 90-degree joint using PVC glue.

• 19

  Use a hacksaw to reduce the length of the pipe on the outside of the home to 2 inches.

• 20

  Attach another 90-degree elbow and a pipe to run to the splash block. The pipe should end 2 or 3 inches above the splash block.

• 21

  Caulk around the edges of the hole, both inside and out, to seal the pipe and prevent leaks.