UPSTATE CHAT- ongoing conversations
04-27-2011, 08:15 AM
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Thanks for the update
Good luck with the mason
I know sump pump issues well, although my basement is dry as a bone, this time of the year the sumppump cycles about once a minute
My house has a backup system, if I run out of electricity, I can turn on a water valve, the running water creates the action to suck up the sump pump water
The theory is, I may loose electricity, but I will never loose water pressure as it is town supplied and I have over 89-psi in the house
Riche is right, you should have some type of backup system, even if it is just a spare electric pump
And, for what it's worth, you might want to have on hand an extra check valve, the one way valve that the water pumps up and out of the house through, not allowing pumped out water to backtrack back into the house
I had this valve fail a couple years ago, thank goodness I had the backup system
Thanks for the update
Good luck with the mason
I know sump pump issues well, although my basement is dry as a bone, this time of the year the sumppump cycles about once a minute
My house has a backup system, if I run out of electricity, I can turn on a water valve, the running water creates the action to suck up the sump pump water
The theory is, I may loose electricity, but I will never loose water pressure as it is town supplied and I have over 89-psi in the house
Riche is right, you should have some type of backup system, even if it is just a spare electric pump
And, for what it's worth, you might want to have on hand an extra check valve, the one way valve that the water pumps up and out of the house through, not allowing pumped out water to backtrack back into the house
I had this valve fail a couple years ago, thank goodness I had the backup system
04-27-2011, 10:18 AM
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Finally got a bit of breathing room here at work, and while I'm waiting for some equipment to reload itself, I figure I may as well elaborate a bit on my water issues from Monday night.
The rain Monday ranged from steady to heavy all day long. I was periodically checking in on the sump pump to make sure it was keeping up with the water flow. It was kicking on every 45 seconds or so, just to give you an idea of how much water I was dealing with. No real issues.
I was downstairs doing some work mounting new fixtures into the newly-painted bathroom. I realized I needed to get a tool from the garage. I walk to another room that is connected to the garage, and I hear the sound of what sounds like a bucket of water being steadily poured. I go to the door to investigate and there is a large puddle on the floor coming from the garage. I open the door, and the foundation of the garage is leaking from a crack about 5 feet long, and water is pouring out of it.
Here is is, about 8:30 at night, and I've got an impact hammer going on the concrete, hoping to punch a hole down to the drain tiles to give this water somewhere to go.
I check back on the sump pump, and now one of the 3" drains is emptying full-bore into the sump. Imagine about 3 garden hoses turned on full-bore and you get the idea. The pump was barely able to keep up. It would run continuously for about 5 minutes, slowly draining the water. As son as it got to the bottom, it would shut off for 10 seconds, then the sump would be full again.
It was a pretty sleepless night. Around midnight the rain finally slacked off. Around 4:30am, the water was down to about a trickle coming into the sump.
My guess so far, was that there was a blockage in one of the drain tiles. The pressure built up until it finally went, but I'm rather concerned about the crack in the foundation near the garage.
I'm going to have a mason check it out and offer suggestions. Hopefully this doesn't get too costly, but I've already resigned myself to kissing away the new deck.
The rain Monday ranged from steady to heavy all day long. I was periodically checking in on the sump pump to make sure it was keeping up with the water flow. It was kicking on every 45 seconds or so, just to give you an idea of how much water I was dealing with. No real issues.
I was downstairs doing some work mounting new fixtures into the newly-painted bathroom. I realized I needed to get a tool from the garage. I walk to another room that is connected to the garage, and I hear the sound of what sounds like a bucket of water being steadily poured. I go to the door to investigate and there is a large puddle on the floor coming from the garage. I open the door, and the foundation of the garage is leaking from a crack about 5 feet long, and water is pouring out of it.
Here is is, about 8:30 at night, and I've got an impact hammer going on the concrete, hoping to punch a hole down to the drain tiles to give this water somewhere to go.
I check back on the sump pump, and now one of the 3" drains is emptying full-bore into the sump. Imagine about 3 garden hoses turned on full-bore and you get the idea. The pump was barely able to keep up. It would run continuously for about 5 minutes, slowly draining the water. As son as it got to the bottom, it would shut off for 10 seconds, then the sump would be full again.
It was a pretty sleepless night. Around midnight the rain finally slacked off. Around 4:30am, the water was down to about a trickle coming into the sump.
My guess so far, was that there was a blockage in one of the drain tiles. The pressure built up until it finally went, but I'm rather concerned about the crack in the foundation near the garage.
I'm going to have a mason check it out and offer suggestions. Hopefully this doesn't get too costly, but I've already resigned myself to kissing away the new deck.
Good luck!
04-27-2011, 10:29 AM
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One of the principals at the company I work for lives on a one acre wooded lot that is gently inclined. He built his home at the edge of the property and always has issues in the spring with flooding. His sump pump failed last year.
I think I'd have it even worse, if I had a basement given that I live at the bottom of a steeper incline. Makes me wonder why basements are constructed when there is scope for such frequent flooding?
I think I'd have it even worse, if I had a basement given that I live at the bottom of a steeper incline. Makes me wonder why basements are constructed when there is scope for such frequent flooding?
, YGPM.
04-27-2011, 11:51 AM
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04-27-2011, 12:25 PM
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Rained this morning, followed by a bit of nice weather, now more rain. I can't remember the last time I had the S out. Haven't even driven it since I got the new plates.