Sump Pump Question

[WhatsHisNuts]

Hopefully, someone can answer this question I have, which is simple: "Do I have anything to worry about?"

I have a hole in the basement floor with a sump pump. The pump has been running and stopping ever since the rain came heavy on Wednesday. What happens is, the hole fills to a certain level, then the pump kicks on and sucks all the water out. This happens over and over. It seems like it must be the same water coming back in because it fills up so damn quickly (within a couple minutes).

The pump appears to be working just fine, but I'm not sure what the hell is going on and why this is happening now. Is it that the ground is frozen and the water doesn't really have anywhere to go?

 

[gardenweasel]

Hopefully, someone can answer this question I have, which is simple: "Do I have anything to worry about?"

I have a hole in the basement floor with a sump pump. The pump has been running and stopping ever since the rain came heavy on Wednesday. What happens is, the hole fills to a certain level, then the pump kicks on and sucks all the water out. This happens over and over. It seems like it must be the same water coming back in because it fills up so damn quickly (within a couple minutes).

The pump appears to be working just fine, but I'm not sure what the hell is going on and why this is happening now. Is it that the ground is frozen and the water doesn't really have anywhere to go?

the ground is saturated....the well will keep pumping the water out until the water level stops rising...

you have a pipe outside your house and the water is pumped outthrough that pipe...

you`re fine....my last sump pump has lasted over 10 years...

 

[PocketAces]

Id make sure that the water being pumped out of your house is getting far away from the foundation.

During the winter I extend it out about 10 feet further than it is in the Summer months when the ground isnt saturated.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Weasel: Thanks for the reassurance. I figured it was fine, but my wife has been on me about it saying we should get it looked at.

PA: The pipe that exits the well goes down into the ground, so I don't have any way to check on how far it goes away from my abode. Thanks for the advice, though.

 

[The Sponge]

u could unhook it and put a hose on it and put the the end of the hose in a sink if u have one down where the pump is. Not something the township would appreciate but if u are pumping the same water over and over again this will show u sumthing.

Or prayer lol

 

[RAYMOND]

just fill the hole in with concrete mix 10000 psi mix
and problem solve:00hour

 

[RAYMOND]

the ground so wet , your foundation may seattle
and your house may come down, you should get out of the house, move to safer grounds! sound like your life in danger

 

[RAYMOND]

http://basements6.reachlocal.net/

 

[RAYMOND]

i would start drinking heavy , you have 25 - 30 grand in repairs:sadwave:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

i would start drinking heavy

Start? I never stopped.

 

[Captain Crunch]

There should be a check valve (only lets water travel one way) right next to the pump in the outflow pipe to keep the water from coming back down once the pump has kicked off. If your house was built in an area w/ a lot of rock around the foundation, this (actively running sump pumps) is common during rainy times. The water wlll travel through the rock ledges and once it gets to where your foundation is, it finds its way down to your footing and then into the foundation drain that carries it to the sump hole. As long as the pump is shutting off periodically, its not the same water as it would then be pumping non stop. That is the reason they put these check valves in there.

Good Luck

 

[gardenweasel]

If your house was built in an area w/ a lot of rock around the foundation, this (actively running sump pumps) is common during rainy times. The water wlll travel through the rock ledges and once it gets to where your foundation is, it finds its way down to your footing and then into the foundation drain that carries it to the sump hole. As long as the pump is shutting off periodically, its not the same water as it would then be pumping non stop. That is the reason they put these check valves in there.

Good Luck

funny you should mention that....when i planted 4 arborvitae trees a few years back i was forced to rent a jackhammer to dig the holes....lol...

i`m serious....but,they`re still there and growing...

my house is built on solid rock...

 

[UThinkImCrazy]

:0corn Do the right thing...................MOVE OUT :mj07:

 

[homedog]

your foundation may seattle

:mj07:

 

[TON]

:lol2



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