How to Install a Drain Pump for a Basement Sink | This Old House

Draining water from below-grade plumbing with This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for Installing a Drain Pump for a Basement Sink:
– laundry tray pump
– plumber’s putty
– teflon tape
– PVC pipe and assorted fittings
– PVC primer and cement
– no-hub coupling
– pipe straps

Tools for Installing a Drain Pump for a Basement Sink:
– pliers
– PVC saw
– nut driver
– drill/driver

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  1. Can I drain this pump into an existing laundry drain pipe?

    Problem is that the existing utility sink beside the stacked washer dryer (washer on top) is just below (floor is two-three steps below) foundation wall and the drain that goes back into house. So can’t install p-trap without raising it up. Current sink drains to open Rubbermaid container with sump pump going to the washer drain. Not to code and smells.

    I bought this sink pump but I think the only way to drain it (and be code compliant) will be direct into existing laundry drain and then re-direct washer drain directly into sink? Does this sound right?

    Anyway to combine both directly into the laundry drain?

  2. Any plumber here.
    Can I use this drain system to have a 2 component sink in the basement for my restaurant?
    Inspection will be made according to the rest of the plumbing

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