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Basement Laundry Room Plumbing
By: Danny Lipford 
My laundry room is currently on the main floor of my home. We would like to move it to the basement and turn the present room into a half bath. We have a septic tank in the back and all of the current drain pipes are in the back right corner of my basement. How should we do this? – Casey
Hi Casey,
You would need to install what is known as a grinder pump or lift station to pump the drain water from the washer up to the level of your drain pipe so it can be fed into your septic tank. A plumber would be familiar with this type of system.
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March 12th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Mr Lipford,
As always, I enjoy your take on the tips and projects I’ve seen you do.
From one Lipford to another, thank you from all of us here in WV!
August 3rd, 2011 at 6:35 pm
We have put our washer in the basement. We now need to connect it to our septic line overhead. Would it be alright to put the washer drain hose into a 55 gal. barrel and put a sump pump in the barrel to pump the gray water into the septic line?