Shop drains

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   I have decided I would like drains in my auto shop.  My thought was to dig in a drain trough in each bay. Also on the out side of the shop I'd dig in a 1200 gallon plastic holding barrel/ Grey water tank/ skeptic tank. Menards has what I'm looking for it will not drain it is only to hold water so yes I understand I'll have to have it pumped probably once a year. 

So here comes my question. I do not want to cut a 4 inch hole in my block wall.  My thought was at the end of my drain troughs I would have a 30 gallon barrel with a sump pump in it raised up a bit as to not suck up the dirt.  

So the pump would push the water up and out through a 2 inch pipe and drain the water to my buried tank.  

What are your thoughts and how can I keep the sump pump up off the bottom of the 30 gallon barrel

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bobkyllo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: minnesota Points: 1564	Post Options Post Reply Quote bobkyllo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Shop drains Posted: 13 hours 37 minutes ago at 11:10pm
	I have decided I would like drains in my auto shop. My thought was to dig in a drain trough in each bay. Also on the out side of the shop I'd dig in a 1200 gallon plastic holding barrel/ Grey water tank/ skeptic tank. Menards has what I'm looking for it will not drain it is only to hold water so yes I understand I'll have to have it pumped probably once a year. So here comes my question. I do not want to cut a 4 inch hole in my block wall. My thought was at the end of my drain troughs I would have a 30 gallon barrel with a sump pump in it raised up a bit as to not suck up the dirt. So the pump would push the water up and out through a 2 inch pipe and drain the water to my buried tank. What are your thoughts and how can I keep the sump pump up off the bottom of the 30 gallon barrel

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WF owner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Bombay NY Points: 5091	Post Options Post Reply Quote WF owner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 7 hours 24 minutes ago at 5:23am
	I have two sump pumps in the sump hole of me basement (in case one quits). I have two, 4" thick solid concrete blocks (side by side) in the bottom of the sump hole so only the primary works and the second one kicks on if the primary should fail. I would think you could use blocks to keep your sump off the bottom of the barrel. Another option would be to weld up a metal grate to fit in the bottom of the barrel, to keep it off the bottom.

Clay Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Udall, Kansas Points: 10162	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clay Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 26 minutes ago at 7:21am
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