2006-09-12 20:10:52 · 10 answers · asked by carol j 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
water flows downhill, and your sump pump is in the lowest spot of the floor
2006-09-12 20:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I think I can help you because we had the same question when we had ours put in. Ours was a French Drain but I think the process is based on the same theory.
When you have a flood or a small amount of water, the workers look to see which way & where the water is collecting.
This then would be the lowest part of the house or in my case, basement.
That is where they put the bucket and drain to collect the water and then pump it to the drain outside of your house in the best direction away from the house.
I don't know if you've done it yet but for anyone else interested, if you loose power for some reason, the pump will shut off too. When the water rises, (in the bucket below the ground ), the ELECTRIC sensor tells the pump to start pumping the water out through the pipes. Best advise.....................................
GET A HOME GENERATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We didn't and we sat a few nights at the pump worried that the water would reach the sensor and we would have a flood and we would have to find a way to get the water out of the bucket.
That's about all I know about mine. We just loved it. It worked great!
Good Luck & God Bless
( resently widdowed,)
Jill :o(
2006-09-13 05:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by kevinsgirl4ever92383 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the intake part of the pump is on the bottom or lower side 90% of the time to take watter out of the hole its placed in. they are built to be water tight so no electrical goes bad but they should be plugged into whats known as a GFCI outlet which can be installed easily if you are careful and know what your doing....never use an extension cord on anything like this..have an electrician come in to add a dedicated circuit just for this pump and have them put that outlet close to the pump. the motor on these things can draw allot of amps and anything overloaded will trip a breaker.
water usually comes out the top of these pumps.
2006-09-13 03:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by D S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water seeks its own level. your sump pump is installed below the basement floor so that water will not reach your floor. once your pump pumps water out more water flows there to fill the void. try tilting a glass and watch the water it stays level while the glass is tilted.
2006-09-13 06:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by rmisbach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water will ONLY travel at levels below itself. As simple as a grain of sand clearing a path of travel to the next level below.
Sump pumps should be localed at the "lowest baseline" of water travel.
2006-09-13 08:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by honker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have drain tile surrounding your foundation, which are pipes that lead to the sump. Water seeks it's own level, so they are pitched to the pump also.
2006-09-13 03:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Water always goes down hill (unless you are in a weird paradox). So the floors are usually laid out so that there is one low spot were water will collect.
2006-09-13 03:22:05 · answer #7 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ur question ain't clear. But thinkin dat ur askin how does the pump get water, well the pump sucks it.
2006-09-13 03:20:01 · answer #8 · answered by Fadhl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i tell u after asking from water by the way u can also ask him his cell no. is 9090909090
2006-09-13 03:24:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
water knows ask it
2006-09-13 03:18:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋