[trailshredder]

I have been told that my Sewer ejection pump does not need to be on a GFCI circuit. My concern is there is a shower the drains into the pit where the ejection pump lives. If there is an electrical issue with the pump, would it put a person at risk of shock if showering and the pump in a NON GFCI outlet?

 

[joed]

It does not need to be but that doe not mean it can't be. You just need to be aware that it could trip and then the pump will be inoperable.

 

[trailshredder]

Would there be a risk of shock as stated above?

 

[joecaption]

PVC drains?

 

[Jim Port]

If the pump is in an unfinished part of the basement the code would require going protection.

 

[mpoulton]

I have been told that my Sewer ejection pump does not need to be on a GFCI circuit.

By who, and why? Many installations would require GFCI, probably most. Please describe exactly where and how the pump is installed. It is possible that GFCI is actually required.

My concern is there is a shower the drains into the pit where the ejection pump lives. If there is an electrical issue with the pump, would it put a person at risk of shock if showering and the pump in a NON GFCI outlet?

Water is actually less conductive than most people think, especially when it's running through non-conductive pipes. If that shower is plastic and has plastic drain pipes that lead to the ejector pump pit then the risk to someone showering is probably fairly low. I'd be more concerned about other things that could become electrified if the pit were electrified by a faulty pump. In general I'm not comfortable with submersible pumps that are not GFCI protected. There have been a lot of incidents caused by them, and I even got a sewage pump like yours with a ground fault from the factory.