Vent Hole Sump Pump Discharge Pipe

The vent hole allows excess air to escape from the pipe preventing air bounding.

Vent hole sump pump discharge pipe.

Get your tools parts and pvc pipe. Drill a hole in your basin. Secure a short section of pvc pipe to the discharge port of the sump pump. Your weep hole should be drilled between the discharge and check valve.

Measure the trajectory your sump pump vent pipe will follow by beginning at a spot on the top of the sealed pump cover and creating the fewest angles possible to reach your home s vent system. On the upper end of this install a check valve. This piece of pipe should extend up and out of the sump pit. Often it s best to run the vent pipe directly upwards to the underneath side of the main floor and then run it between joists to reach the vent system.

Joe pa you could drill a small hole 1 8 to 3 16 at the top of the elbow that turns to the ground outside of the house this will give you an air vent. Start at the vent and run pvc pipe to the pump pit accounting for curves bends and interior walls. Make sure to disconnect your pump from the lines and place it in a place that is easy to drill. I have done this and no water escapes.

Vent for sump pump discharge. The hole is 3 16 not 1 8 and it is supposed to be drilled within 6 of the discharge port of the pump. This valve will allow water to pass out of the sump pit but will prevent it from flowing back when the pump is turned off. As long as your property has a downward slope from the point of discharge to the end of the pipe location it can be any length that you want subject to engineering requirements for size and drain capacities etc.

Step by step vent guide. Measure your pump and vent system. You could also place a t y in the line and reduce the top leg to 1 2 and extend a pipe up a foot that would vent the line. It s to prevent air lock when the pump can overpump the pit leaving air in the impeller chamber before leading to the next cycle.

Watch later this video details why you should drill a horizontal vent hole or weeping hole into the discharge pipe of your sump pump. Again in our area freezing becomes a big consideration.