agstaff
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I have finally decided to pull out my existing 15"x20" sump basin due to its small size. I am planning on installing at least an 18x24, if not larger. My home was built in the early 70's with a poured foundation wall & interior weeping tiles that terminate in the sump. My basin has no perforations, but no bottom either, just gravel. My sump runs constantly throughout the year, even now after just getting 14" of snow this weekend. When we get a heavy rain my pump can barely keep up, running every 15-30 seconds it seems.
My question to all of you is should the new basin be perforated or should I cut the bottom off? If the weeping tile is draining into the sump, and there is no bottom or it has holes, would that water then drain out the holes or bottom under the slab/floor to just rise up into the weeping tile again and be dumped into the sump basin? Am I in effect constantly recycling that water so to speak? I currently have the float set to turn on the pump at the bottom of the weeping tiles so I'm not filling them up & using them for water storage, so I'm not sure of the natural water table level.
Much thanks in advance for any insight and input!
Andy
My question to all of you is should the new basin be perforated or should I cut the bottom off? If the weeping tile is draining into the sump, and there is no bottom or it has holes, would that water then drain out the holes or bottom under the slab/floor to just rise up into the weeping tile again and be dumped into the sump basin? Am I in effect constantly recycling that water so to speak? I currently have the float set to turn on the pump at the bottom of the weeping tiles so I'm not filling them up & using them for water storage, so I'm not sure of the natural water table level.
Much thanks in advance for any insight and input!
Andy