sump pump

I have a hole in my basement floor that is 13" deep x 11" in diameter. There is no sump pump system anywhere in the basement, so I assume that's what this hole is for. This basement has been dry through heavy rains and piles of snow, in the six years I have lived here. This house was built in...

Can anyone help me trouble shoot my sump pump?. Brand: Hydromatic Age 3 years (replaced after 4 years) Float switch: Separate switch, this is the 2nd one Check Valve: replaced 3 years ago. Here are the latest symptoms, some of which baffle me because maybe I don't know exactly how sump pump...

I'm replacing the sump basin/liner in my home which is currently a perforated 5 gallon bucket surrounded by gravel. I have an interior drain system that has two pipes terminating into the gravel pit area (but not into the basin itself - the water dumps into the gravel and through the holes in...

Hi, noob DIYer in NE Wisconsin here. I'm building my basement and as I'm going through I'm finding various issues. The latest is the sump pump. I had never heard it run, so I opened the sealed pit and it was bone dry, even after a bunch of rain over a week or so. I poured water in and, sure...

Hi my downstairs bathroom was below the sewer grade when i bought my house. i had a pump installed in the garage (they share a wall) which then ran vertically out of the pump then along the ceiling of the garage back towards the house, then into the foundation wall down into the basement...

I own a home built in 1972 with a sump pump and basin in my basement floor. There are drain tiles leading to the basin which appear to go under my house; however, am not 100% positive where they run. Yesterday we had torrential rain in CT and flash flood warnings. The sump pump has to work...

When we bought our new construction home it had passive radon mitigation. We wrote into the agreement that we would pay for radon testing, and if it still came out high, they had to pay for a certified radon installer to put in active mitigation. It WAS still very high, but was retested as...

Hi all, I'm looking to bury a sump pump basin in my basement. The prefabricated basin they sell at Lowe's seems expensive for what it is, and the round shape means I'll do a lot of digging that doesn't seem necessary. The particular pump I have has a large float that swings pretty wide of...

Hi, Current system is failing, one of the quotes is for a dual iON BA-33l, both in primary/backup configuration with a double battery - link to product spec below. Unlike Zoeller/Wayne/etc I do not see many people discussing this brand. Specs look good, and I like the fact that both pumps are...

I have been dealing with a sump pump that goes on too much during and after storms for the past 7 years. I finally have time to tackle this project but was hoping for some advice. I have watched a ton of videos over the years and know the basics like call about utilities before digging. Be...

Hi- We are considering purchasing a row home in Baltimore city but it has water running into the basement that is pumped into the storm drain with a sump pump about every 10 minutes on a dry day. The two homes flanking the home have the same issue and no one knows the source but it's been an...

hi. Wanting to zip tie together the power cord for the main sump pump and the wiring (switch, pump, charger) for the backup pump. Can I do this or do they need to be separated? Thought I read somewhere you shouldn’t put them all together but can’t verify that. Thx.

I was wondering if I would be able to discharge 4 separate sump pumps with a combined GPM of 172 out of a single 2 inch PVC pipe. The pipe would run around 100 feet before it empties into a creek. Would the 2 inch pipe suffice or do I have to take them out separately?

Hey all, As a home inspector I'm required to report on the presence/absence of sump pump check valves. Normally these are obviously mounted inline with the discharge pipe. Recently, one home inspector in my chapter (thankfully not me) got in trouble for reporting a missing check valve. The...

The majority of my basement is finished and I am finally getting around to finishing the small kitchen area. When the original work was completed, the plumber set it up for an under counter sump pump. I have attached a picture of the sink outlet (on the left), and the vent and outlet to the...

Howdy, I am a facilities manager and I am replacing a cheap Home Depot pump with a Zoeller. The guys that did the install used a plastic trash can as a basin and there are two 4" pipes draining into it. This is a pretty old part of the building with brick walls and a concrete floor. The...