Hey everyone, Just finished my basement bathroom and the sewage pump is in along with the toilet (not done with sink yet). However, here is my situation: 1) Pump cycles appropriately 2) I can hear fluid being ejected 3) I hear a loud thud and then hear water running back into the pit 4) Smalll amount of fluid seems to be forced out around seal of discharge pipe and cover 5) For a while I can hear a slight hissing from the quick disconnect fittings on the discharge pipe SO... i unbolted the cover and raised it up a bit so I could see the pump and flushed the toilet a few times to activate the cycle and the pump functioned perfectly (none of symptoms above)? I am using a flapper style sewage ejector check valve (from THD) and a .6HP pump, raising the waste about 10 feet to my main drain line. What could be causing what seems like the lack of "venting"? (I have a 2" vent) THANKS!!

I bought a house in 2014 with a septic system, which I was told was an ET bed that needed to be switched every 6 months. At the time, it was the rainy season, and the guy who did my septic inspection said to call him in the drier months to locate the switch. Well, I was living alone and used so little water (about 100 gallons a month) that I let it fall off my radar. A roommate just moved in and I figure I need to investigate this more seriously. I can no longer find the listing for the septic company that I used. I can only find passing references online about the fact that the beds NEED to be switched regularly, but nothing on HOW to locate the switch. I have gone out to my yard to no avail, because I have no idea what I'm looking for. Can anyone describe this ET bed switch and/or tell me how I can go about finding it? I have drawings of the system from closing, but I don't believe they are on there. (They are stored in a difficult to access place but I can get to them - or the county office - if needed. Just trying to save myself a headache cause I'm not sure they're on there anyways.) Thanks in advance.