Sump Pump for weep water

[washregal]

I have a 3 silt tank system at a 7 bay self serve wash.. my costs are ridiculous for sewer .. .all based on water consumption.

I was thinking at the very least I could supplement my weep water with the surface water in the tanks - does not need to be down to 5 micron - concern though about tip clogging.. Has anyone tried this? is there a set up for this? I would want to insure that I had the city water tied in as a back up system for my weeps in case their might be a failure... I would be happy for any and all suggestions...

I would love a low cost system that I could also incorporate for my HP wash water as well...

 

[soapy]

The first wash i built had an enclosed weep system with pump, heater, tank and power loss bypass. It was a major pain. You had to reheat the water or everything would freeze. It ended up being cheaper to just pay for weep water.

 

[JGinther]

Do this every chance I can as long as there is a lot of settling tank and feasible plumbing back to equipment room from final pit. It's a full plc running it and it's quite involved to keep from freezing as it takes over control of the weep solenoid, but has to monitor pressure to verify the pump is working and filters aren't plugged. Also has to know when pit goes low and switch to fresh til pit is full again. It also tests the pressure switch by turning off the weep solenoid momentarily to verify the valve and switch before priming up the pump. It doesn't cycle just runs all day and night when below setpoint by output 2 on weepmiser. If it goes into fail mode ( pressure under 20 psi), it turns on a flashing light and defaults to fresh weep cycled by output one on the weepmiser. Never freezes up unless below -10, in which case we leave force fail mode so it uses fresh water until the weather is done sucking. Saves thousands each year.

 

[PaulLovesJamie]

The first wash i built had an enclosed weep system with pump, heater, tank and power loss bypass. It was a major pain. You had to reheat the water or everything would freeze. It ended up being cheaper to just pay for weep water.

I have that system, minus the heater. Rarely freezes, and I generally dont have problems with it. Saves me thousands every year.
I use a well pump not a sump pump because they are rated for continuous duty.