New sump placed in the basement has drainage holes all around the perimeter extending down to the bottom of the crock. This is a ridiculously wet area and the pump runs fairly often.. perhaps every 12 minutes even when not raining. When it is wet though I think since the holes go all the way down it makes it hard for the pump to keep up. Should some of these holes on the bottom be plugged? Am I trying to pump a stream since the holes are so low?? I think that must give the neighbors pump a good respite. The water in the pump crock is not from the drain tiles but from these perforated holes.
2007-12-22 23:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by Mmm 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if the water is coming in the lower holes its because you have a lot of water under your floor...if you plug the lower holes your pump may run less but the water will still be there at the lower levels...if water under your floor doesnt bother you , plug some of the lower ones...
2007-12-23 11:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So where does the water go to? You do not want the water going around in circles so it has to be carried by hose further away from the house, without screwing up somebody else's house. You can't plug the holes up, you want the water to leave.
You have to make sure the land right around your house does not collect water, but rather slopes it away from the house.
If you do actually have an underground stream it would require more advice from local experts, and get more than one opinion.
2007-12-22 23:35:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffery H K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the multiple holes let water in from all levels, you can plug some of the bottom holes, if you like, to see if it would keep the pump from running in short periods,
if it ain,t broke Don,t fix it,
2007-12-22 23:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋