I am having difficulty removing my plastic sewerage water tank (ejection pump). It is stuck. Any suggestio

Question

The Tank is in a tight spot. Completely stuck. No matter what I do, it wouldn't budge. This tank is used for housing ejection pump and eject sewerage water from the small apartment. Any suggestions to help would be appreciated. Thanks all for assistance.

Answer 1

Your sewer line runs into this,so you can't lift it out w/o cutting the sewer line out, and it's prob. got concrete around it. jackhammer the concrete all around it. Don't you need this? You can pull the pump out and replace by loosening all the bolts, then pull lid off and remove your check valve, should pull right out. Curious why you would replace the whole tank, does the tank leak, replace just the pump is what I recommend.

Answer 2

Well if its in the ground or in any tight spot, the only thing you can do is relieve the outward pressure. The only way to do this is to drain it completely and start cutting it down the side and then roll the sides in towards the middle. I'm assuming that you're going to remove it completely or replace because the tank will be ruined after this procedure. If you say exactly how/where it's wedged you may get better suggestions as well

Answer 3

There are only a few septic systems that have pumps. The most common one is an aerobic system. In addition to a pump it also has an small air compressor. That is the heart of the system and if it isn't working then the sewage is not digested. The air is bubbled up through the sewage and the bacteria in the air digests the sewage. We have one and it works great as long as the compressor is running.

Answer 4

force water under the unit with a hose as its plastic and it may float up just enough to pull it out

Answer 5

WD-40 and a big rubber mallet