Originally Posted by
Joe Tribuzio
What i cant figure out is, why is it set so deep?? The top plate of the valve body is about 50 inches below grade, does that sound right?
That's probably the depth of your sewer line. $hit runs downhill and the line that is in must maintain its slope, with the valve located wherever the line is located.
my big problem is trying to figure out what to do about the sewer water standing in the pit... when i pull it out with a wet dry vac, more comes up.
I am going to have a hell of a time replacing those parts underwater.
Turn your wet / dry vac into a pump. Most can be set to suction water out, and instead of dumping the water to the tank, install the outlet hose and just discharge the water someplace out of the way.
Keep it running until the excess water drains out, then keep it running to suck up any more which comes out.
Now you should be able to work on it 'dry' (not high and dry, but at least dry).