MY BASEMENT is flooding but it hasent raind in a long time!!!!?

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MY BASEMENT is flooding but it hasent raind in a long time!!!!
i think our drains are cloged or something. because everytime we wash cloths or run water it seems that the basement is getting deeper in dirty water!
we have a little water sucker uper thing that suckes up a couple gallons of water then you have to go dump it, and well it seems to work a little but it will take to long to suck up all the water!!

wat should we do?? the basment water drains that drains basment water arent draing the water and its like 4 inches deep of water in spots 2-4 in of water. help! quick before it gets to high

isent a spring thaw, didnt get to cold this winter stayed warm

WE DONT have a sumpump or what ever, i called my freind and he said that we need to call roter rooter and have them snake out basement drains, do you guys/gurls know how much that will run me?

Answer 1

first thing is to stop running water and figure out why it isn't draining. If you have a sump pump in the basement use a push broom and push the water to the sump pit. I'm guessing you have a blockage in your sewer somewhere. You keep trying to drain more water through them and it's just going to keep backing up through the floor drains or anywhere else that is open. Call a sewer cleaning service asap.

A sewer cleaning service will cost from $200 - $500 if that's all that's wrong. A broken pipe will be more.

Answer 2

It isn't surface water, unless you are on a septic system, water a lot, or, are down hill from someone who does. I think you sewer is stopped up. Open up the cleanout and see if it is full of water. If not watch it and have the toilets flushed. I think it is time for Roto Rooter.

Answer 3

Depending on where you live, it's spring time and there is a lot of ground water coming from the winter thaw. If it's ground water rising then you will need to install a sump pump in the crawl space and discharge it into your existing sewer system. We get a lot of that here in Alaska.

Answer 4

you need to call a plumber and get off of the computer your sump pump is not working or your main sewer drain is backed up or both and i know this becouse im the wife of a plumber go call a plumber now its going to be expenseve but not as expenseve as fixing the damages to your house and the mold that will create from standing water your going to get sick if you dont

Answer 5

Call a roto router service you MAIN Drain is clogged. Don't put any more water down the drains or toilets till they fix it.

Answer 6

Roto-Rooter or some equivalent. You probably have roots or something you may not want to know about blocking your drain line. Should cost about $100.00 but its better than an unwanted indoor (cess)pool.

Answer 7

maybe if you have a septic tank it needs to be cleaned out by a septic service. if you are running sewage & waste water from your house to city sewer system you may need to have your main sewer pipe scoped with a video camera maybe a collapsed sewer pipe or tree roots grow into sewer pipes & will need to be rootered out.

good luck

former plumber & excavator

Answer 8

The best thing to do is to call a contractor/building inspector to find out what is going on. It's possible you have an underground water source backing up in your basement.
Get the homeowner's policy out while your at it and see what it covers. This could get ugly and expensive.

Answer 9

hope you aren't drowned by the time you get this. something is definitely clogged.

call a plumber.

Answer 10

you have a cracked water line