I've got a waste ejection pump that serves the bathroom in my basement. The concept is pretty much identical to a sump pump, except for the possibility of excrement.
This means that the lid should be sealed and connected to the vent stack (which it is/was).
Ok, so what happened is the pump stopped working, the pit overflowed a bit ... so I had to open up the pit.
The lid, which was metal (and two pieces) was very rusted and I wound up cutting some of the bolts. The pit itself is a hard plastic and seems fine.
I discovered the pump was fouled, unfouled it, and it now works again.
So all I need is a new lid, and the various seals to go around the pipes and around the whole lid too.
Unfortunately, I have no clue what the make of the pit-bucket is. The pump is a Zoeller.
The pit bucket is 18" inside diameter and has 24 evenly spaced bolt holes (4 of which would require work to remove the remains of a cut bolt).
The old lid was 20.5"
Searching online, I mostly find covers that are clearly intended for regular sumps, as they would be hard to make air tight. I don't see any that have holes for the bolts of the pipe seals, nor have I yet found such seals themselves. I might be searching with the wrong words. Maybe you're supposed to tap such holes yourself? If so, might it make more sense to buy a solid cover and cut any holes I want (which would save me having to slightly reposition one or both of the pipes).
What is my next move supposed to be here? I can post pics of the existing situation and the pieces I had to remove.
Thanks!
This means that the lid should be sealed and connected to the vent stack (which it is/was).
Ok, so what happened is the pump stopped working, the pit overflowed a bit ... so I had to open up the pit.
The lid, which was metal (and two pieces) was very rusted and I wound up cutting some of the bolts. The pit itself is a hard plastic and seems fine.
I discovered the pump was fouled, unfouled it, and it now works again.
So all I need is a new lid, and the various seals to go around the pipes and around the whole lid too.
Unfortunately, I have no clue what the make of the pit-bucket is. The pump is a Zoeller.
The pit bucket is 18" inside diameter and has 24 evenly spaced bolt holes (4 of which would require work to remove the remains of a cut bolt).
The old lid was 20.5"
Searching online, I mostly find covers that are clearly intended for regular sumps, as they would be hard to make air tight. I don't see any that have holes for the bolts of the pipe seals, nor have I yet found such seals themselves. I might be searching with the wrong words. Maybe you're supposed to tap such holes yourself? If so, might it make more sense to buy a solid cover and cut any holes I want (which would save me having to slightly reposition one or both of the pipes).
What is my next move supposed to be here? I can post pics of the existing situation and the pieces I had to remove.
Thanks!