David Frazier
New Member
Hope someone can give me some advise!!!
I live in an older home built in the early 1940’s, it has a cellar. In 2010 we had a local creek flood, my house is about 100 yards from the creek. My cellar had an old concrete sump pit with a cheap 1/3 hp vertical pump, it could keep up with the inflow of water (the power went off also), 4 feet of water in the basement. The cellar has poured concrete walls, the only place it leaks is at the floor joint. Luckily the water equalized at 4’ (ground water pressure vs head pressure of the water in the cellar). So I got this bright idea to but a new sump system in so I call a local company they came out and talked me into a 3 pump system, two electric pumps 1/3 hp, 1/2 hp, a battery backup pump, and a perforated sump liner. I told the salesman I live in a high water table area, he said it will work.
Now to my problem when it rains the first pump runs 15 to 20 seconds off 20 seconds this goes on for a day or so. The it reduces time off 30 sec, then 40, then 50 and so on until it finally shuts off. I’ve tried everything, put electronic start and stop controls which gave me a little more off time but very little. This past storm the electricity went out the battery back up worked until the battery went out it was starting every 10 seconds and ran for 20 sec.; luckily power came back on before a lot of water got in the basement. I’m thinking I need to go back to a solid sump liner. Are there any with as problem or any thoughts. The company I went with has kinds washed their hands. Thanks for your replies.
I live in an older home built in the early 1940’s, it has a cellar. In 2010 we had a local creek flood, my house is about 100 yards from the creek. My cellar had an old concrete sump pit with a cheap 1/3 hp vertical pump, it could keep up with the inflow of water (the power went off also), 4 feet of water in the basement. The cellar has poured concrete walls, the only place it leaks is at the floor joint. Luckily the water equalized at 4’ (ground water pressure vs head pressure of the water in the cellar). So I got this bright idea to but a new sump system in so I call a local company they came out and talked me into a 3 pump system, two electric pumps 1/3 hp, 1/2 hp, a battery backup pump, and a perforated sump liner. I told the salesman I live in a high water table area, he said it will work.
Now to my problem when it rains the first pump runs 15 to 20 seconds off 20 seconds this goes on for a day or so. The it reduces time off 30 sec, then 40, then 50 and so on until it finally shuts off. I’ve tried everything, put electronic start and stop controls which gave me a little more off time but very little. This past storm the electricity went out the battery back up worked until the battery went out it was starting every 10 seconds and ran for 20 sec.; luckily power came back on before a lot of water got in the basement. I’m thinking I need to go back to a solid sump liner. Are there any with as problem or any thoughts. The company I went with has kinds washed their hands. Thanks for your replies.
