Advice on pumping

[mallenk]

How does a pumper deal with snow and soft ground when there is no way we can get within 150' of the tank? The house sets on a hill and the tank is out behind the walkout basement. WE would have to lift about 50' and pump close to 160 to 170'. We have a 350 cfm Masport, not sure it will do what we are needing in this case. Do pumpers have secondary portible pumps to use in line with the trucks pump to get it up the hill and that distance?

[COLE_Jeff]

Call these guys and see if it would do the job. I think it's designed more for lift, but the manufacturer should be able to tell you if it would work for distance too.

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[KPToilets]

I had a competitor tell me that he use a trash pump at the tank to push and the vacuum truck to pull, on very long lifts, Note it the septic tank is bigger the your truck, you could over pressure the tank and damage it.

I have always just “gave it air”, that’s when you give it half air and half liquid. It takes time but I can usually pump that type of lift, Should take 1 ½ to 2 hour to pull 1000 gallons. Sometimes it helps if you can run a garden hose of water on the pump from the beginning to keep the pump cool. Don’t pour the water on the pump when it hot, it might damage the pump.

I use a 3” pvc nozzle to pump the tanks, it has a ¾” pipe on the outside that turns in at the bottom and a valve at the top by the 90 deg elbow that the hose hooks onto. I open that valve to “give it air” so if don’t have to hold it up all the time. I also make the hose lighter and take’s the buck out of them too. It may take 10 minutes longer to pump a tank, but my back isn’t sore.

[jason]

I had a 350 cfm Masport too and it would pull that far it was very slow but it would do it. If you do toilets as well stir the tank and use a 2" portable hose for the tank. It will take a while but if they need it pumped out they will probably pay for the extra service.

[POOMAN]

Use a 1/2 " copper pipe and bend it to fit in the hose and let it suck air as you pump. This helps alot.