A properly maintained grinder pump should be able to handle wastewater from the kitchen, bathroom, laundry, etc. However, some chemicals and substances can adversely impact a grinder pump and may cause safety hazards. Failure of a pump on your sewer system can leave you with a real mess. You can count on KMB Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC to provide the finest quality sewage and grinder pumps available.

If you live in the Poconos in one of the many communities, you know all too well about Grinder Pumps. A Grinder pump was a popular choice amongst many builders within the area so many homes in communities have them.

The majority of grinder pumps will be outside of your home, located somewhere within your yard. We have seen cases in which a grinder pump was installed in the basement foundation / garage. The purpose of a grinder pump is to take wastewater from bathtubs, washing machines, sinks, toilets, etc. and dispense it into the grinder pumps holding tank. Once that wastewater inside of the holding take reaches a certain level the pump itself will turn on and grind all the waste into very fine particles that will then be dispensed into your sewer system or septic mound. While maintenance on these systems is not regular, from time to time you may have a float that gets stuck. For homeowners that have Grinder Pumps as an option it is imperative to understand that anything you put down any of your pipes will find its way to this pump. Due to that we experience many service calls of something accidently getting flushed down a toilet. For that reason, we made this sign that you can nicely place above your toilets letting your visitors / guests know. Should you be experiencing an alarm sound going off within your grinder pump call KMB Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC immediately, we do perform troubleshooting and solutions. We have experienced plumbers that can replace your pump should it have reached it's time.