Calling on Septic System experts.... Aerator pump noise

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

New house has a septic system and I know very little about them other then what I've read online.

Anyways, I know the aerator pump runs 24/7 but is it suppose to be this loud? Or is my motor dying? Septic was inspected a week ago and the company said everything was good (but who knows if they told the previous owner if it should be replaced, nothing on the report).

Here is a video

https://youtu.be/yAegYnT6AAE

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[DEEZUZ]

I've never heard of this. Googling now

 

[FESTER665]

It doesnt sound horrible for obviously being an older pump, not sure if itll drive you nuts though and need to be replaced.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Here is the pump model

 

[DEEZUZ]

Bigger question is why don't you have the septic report?

 

[DEEZUZ]

Doesn't sound normal to me, doesn't really matter what the pump is for.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Bigger question is why don't you have the septic report?

I have the report. It says replaced filters and system ok. They also pumped all the solid waste out.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Doesn't mention the loud ass pump

 

[DEEZUZ]

Have a solid pic of the setup? What's the air inlet look like?

 

[FESTER665]

it's an air pump essentially so it's going to have some noise... I would look at putting a pad under the mounting plate for it, that'll take some of the vibration noise out of it for sure.

 

[FESTER665]

Gast makes really good air pumps, and depending how many PSI you need you would be under $500 for a new pump give or take....

You can see theirs comes with vibration pads built in as well:

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

it's an air pump essentially so it's going to have some noise... I would look at putting a pad under the mounting plate for it, that'll take some of the vibration noise out of it for sure.

That's true. Maybe I'll just build a box around it leaving one end open for ventilation and try to quiet it down as well as the pad

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Gast makes really good air pumps, and depending how many PSI you need you would be under $500 for a new pump give or take....

You can see theirs comes with vibration pads built in as well:

Yeah everything I found was around that price. I'd rather not replace it if it's normal. It's in the garage so I don't hear it in the house

 

[FESTER665]

Yeah everything I found was around that price. I'd rather not replace it if it's normal. It's in the garage so I don't hear it in the house

Id run it till it breaks then and then replace it. They look to be readily available so you should be able to get one pretty quickly.....

Were there any grease fittings on it? Theyre usually sealed bearings but youll occasionally get some with grease fittings on the motor...

 

[FESTER665]

Heck, they even make vented fake rock covers if you wanna put it on the outside of the house....

Fake Rock Covers, Air Pump Housings & Platforms, Hide your Septic Lid or Pump!

 

[DEEZUZ]

I may need to look into this..Never knew to airet the system

 

[FESTER665]

In the reef hobby we use HUGE pumps moving thousands of gallons of water per hour, so you can usually find vibration pads at places for that hobby, or I believe Home Depot will even have one in their stores...

Should look something like so:

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Thanks guys, I'll look into just making it quieter for now

 

[RICH17]

Home ownership fun so far?

 

[rdsnake]

Clark, shitters full!

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Home ownership fun so far?

Yeah I've been enjoying it so far...Just not enough time or money to get everything done right away which sucks but I love that I'm doing stuff for myself and not someone else.

In the middle of moving and cleaning, I've also started putting in a couple fence posts to connect the deck to the back yard. This weather really fucks that plan for now.

Need to replace the bathroom faucets and tub hardware because they slow drip when off which is just $$$ down the drain in my eyes.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Normal. Deal with these pumps a lot but not in a septic application. Also hard to tell how loud the noise is, relatively. They're not quiet pumps. Also, check the inlet screen/filter. You can take the pump section off and inspect too. It's a vane pump and the vanes are carbon. You could have some debris in there swirling around around. Take an amp draw on it too.

 

[FESTER665]

If you dont have one as a homeowner yet, a kill-a-watt is a great tool, grab one and toss it on the pump and itll show you how bad it's pulling like Jared mentioned. Works great on all appliances and stuff like that too.

Used mine to find out why my electric bill was always so damn high and started putting shit on power strips and turning them off while I was away.

 

[lefty]

Give Drysilker a call, Ive gotten a lot of motors from them from AC and furnace motors to machine motors

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

If you dont have one as a homeowner yet, a kill-a-watt is a great tool, grab one and toss it on the pump and itll show you how bad it's pulling like Jared mentioned. Works great on all appliances and stuff like that too.

Used mine to find out why my electric bill was always so damn high and started putting shit on power strips and turning them off while I was away.

Got one of these last year when my roommate was claiming my electric room air conditioner was using up a ton of energy and costing 15+ a month...Ended up only being a couple bucks a month