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Water constantly coming into basement sump pump well... HELP!?
We have a basement with one 16" sump pump well. We have 2 sump pumps - one as main and one as backup. Both are working fine right now but we have had problems in the past as they are not lasting long (like 6 months) because...
We have been having problems with water constantly draining into the well from the front footer drain - constant stream even when there is no rain. We have done/checked the following... gutters/downspouts clean, downspouts drained 20 ft. from house, check our main water line for a possible leak and had the water company check for a leak on their end.
Are we missing anything? We are hoping there is something out there that we are not thinking of... we would love to hear any thoughts/ideas/suggestions from anyone.. Thank you.
New Details - We have lived here 6 years and have only had this water problem over the last year or so. The house is 20 years old and there has been no new construction in the neighborhood (that we know of). House is in Indiana if that helps - we had a really dry summer but I don't know about the level of the water tables.
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The water has to be coming from some place. either poor drainage a water leak or you may even be below the water level. First task is to find out where the water is coming from then go for the fix. Where does the water flow around the house? is the ground soggy? does vegetation grow better in one spot than in another? look for signs of water around the outside of the house as well as the inside.
- 1 decade ago
Sounds like you have an active spring under your home. Another possible cause would be a NEIGHBOR'S broken water line.
Have your water company test your sump water for CHLORINE. If the test is positive, you have treated city water coming into your sump. If the water has no chlorine, it is ground water.
Pumps are best in their own sump well to avoid the floats from being jambed.
You should invest in a battery backup pump or generator. It souds as if POWER FAILURE would be a real problem being that you rely on your pumps all the time.
You can get some general advice on avoiding basement water at http://www.b-dry.com/wet-basement-solutions.html
Good luck!
- 1 decade ago
some times when you pump you increase the flow of water by opening up the ground channels
the best way to deal with the water is to intercept the water before it gets to the house
has any one been digging trenches for services. in a house in wolverhampton the put in a service trench that made it easer for the water to flow and the basement had 2-ft of water when it rained heavily
in my house at this time I have problems but not as severe as a few years ago when the put in new services and cut through the street drainage my basement filled with water the eventually re route the drainage across the main road and the problem was solved then I put a land drain around the house this worked till the gas co and the cable co did some digging but the basement is only damp they repaired the road outside and now there is a large puddle at my gate when it rains but they all deny it could be caused by them
- 1 decade ago
What is the lay of the land....does it slope toward your house? How about a broken sewer line ? It could be an underground spring. I hope I was of some help.
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- dadcat00759Lv 61 decade ago
Is it possible your house sits on top of a natural/artisan well.
And the ground water table is very high right now.
