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Sump ConcernsFrom: borourke@columbus.rr.com
Category: Drainage/Waterproofing
Remote Name: 135.214.154.104
Date: 25 Apr 2006
Time: 02:44 PM
CommentsI have an issue with the sump in my house and I also have a finished basement that has been flooded once already. 2 years ago we lost power during a storm and the basement flooded when the sump pump was not working. I have since become fixated on getting this problem resolved.
I have since purchased a new sump pump as the previous one was at least as old as I have been living in the house, (5 years) and I installed a water powered back up system (Water Commander) Here is my problem / question:
The amount of water that comes into my sump is obscene. I have a standard sized sump (18 gallons I believe) and during the spring rains we get there are times when it will run 2 or more times a minute for hours on end. I mean a lot of water!!! In addition we are in a housing development that is prone to power loss.
The amount of water far exceeds my backup system, and I am contomplating adding a tertiary back up system called the basemest watch dog. This is a battery back up system. But I am again still fearful that this may not be enough.
I have added a french drain in parts of my yard that flood, I have graded the beds around the house so water flows away from the house, but I still have this flow of water when it rains and if there is no rain, not a drip of water comes in.
The other thing I was considering doing was to put PVC caps on the ends of the 2 pipes that feed into the sump and drill holes in them. My hope is that this will slow the flow of water that comes into the sump to a level that the pumps can keep up with. In mentioning this to a few people I have heard that this is a bad idea, but no one could tell me why. Can you please advise on if this seems as a reasonable solution to my problem and if not please provide a detailed explanation as to why?
Thanks,
Brian O'Rourke
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