Sewer Alarm Went Off, tank was pumped but the light is still on.
My septic tank alarm went off and the little red light came on the other day. I called a pumper truck and they pulled a lid up and pumped the tank out. They said it was a holding tank. Once the tank was pumped out, I noticed that the little red light was still on. I asked them if it was supposed to go out and they said they didnt know, there were just a pumping truck. I talked with a buddy of mine and he said that there might be a pump in the tank and it may have gone bad, the float switch may be faulty or the wireing may have gone bad. I dont know what to do in this situation. Can someone help me out? It would depend on the type of system you have. If it has an alarm, it should/may have a pump. Do you know if you have more that one tank? It sounds like you may. If you can locate the alarm float or senser, chances are that you will find the pump. Are there more that one breaker for the septic? If so, how many amps are the breaker or breakers rated for? You can try to probe for the 2nd tank, by using a small rod, poking it in the ground going away from the first tank. The lid in the last pic is not that old. I would say 12 years or less. Travis I really have no clue what type of system I have. I bought this house used. I was told to go to the Enviormental Helth department for my county and get a plat of my system. I hvae no clue where my health department is though. I checked my circut breaker panel and I couldnt find anything relating to the septic tank. The county you live in should have or may have a copy of the plans, if it required a permit. Or they may know who installed it. Maybe!! Travis Well my house was built in 2005 so I would think that they should still have a copy of it. My house was built in 1998. I have a septic tank that flows into a second tank. The second tank is a lift station that has a pump that pumps the liquid out to the leach field. Very affective system. But the pump in the bottom of the lift tank corrodes and rust through. It shorts out, pops the breaker and the tank fills up. That is the tank with the float switch that activates the alarm. I have replaced the pump on my system twice. The original pump was a high quality industrial pump that lasted about 5 or 6 years. The first time the pump failed, i ran to Lowes and got a cheap pump for $169 and put it in. Easy replacement. That pump lasted for about 2.5 years and just a couple weeks ago, that pump failed. Again, I ran to Lowes and got the same cheap pump for $179 and installed it. By this time I am getting good at this!!!! I am going to anticipate this next year and buy the good pump and have it standing by when the cheapo pump fails.($279 at Lowes) Lessons learned!! Anyway, both the good and the cheap pumps has a plug but I had to hard wire it since the electrical connection is in a watertight box in the holding tank for the lift station. The plumbing for this is very straightforward. Easy to swap out. Should be PVC flanged fittings. Hope this helps! JChapman in Virginia Beach How do I find the power source to my septic pump and my septic alarm? I looked around the alarm and couldnt find anything and I checked my fues box and nothing on it says anything about a septic or pump. I would bet that there are at least two breakers in the breaker box. You may have to turn them off one at a time till you find it. There should a 15amp for the alarm and a 20 amp for the pump. Do know if you have a septic system or just a holding tank? When they pumped the tank. Were there 2 pipes in the tank? One on one side and one on the other.
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