funny video, I appreciate the info. Too bad about the footer! Hope the sump is holdin up. We get ours installed at the end of the month, but we aren't brave enough to do it ourselves! :)
@allistairave I think I probably should put on the video "I've never installed a sump pump before." But it seems to continue to work like a charm. Some day I might make a trench down the side of that wall so that I can get more water to drain into the crock. But It's definitely better than it was.
You should try doing it yourself. The worst that could happen is that you have to get a professional to come in and finish the job :)
why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph. you are a official genius
why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph.
why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph.
Yeah! Thanks for posting! I gotta get water outta a storm cellar. I don't think I can dig a hole in the cement though. There has ta be another way. I wuz hoping You'd show how to hook up garden hoses,instead of PVC,or whatever ya had rigged there.
Thats nothin- last week I had 5" above the floor of the basement- live on a hill- and figured it could not possibly be the water table. So I figured it was the furnace and bought a new one. 2 days ago the water was back.. new furnace already plumbed in :(
please, please I hope you have taken out that blue PEX or whatever at the top. no wonder it's draining so slow and you'll burn out your pump in no time.
I happend to go into my crawl space today and there was standing water. I was really bummed as I am sure you can imagine. After watching your video I decided I could do this too! Thanks for taking the time to shoot. I have pumped the water out but will need to put french drains in. Your video helped to give me the confidence to try it myself.
I'm installing a new sump tomorrow. Watching your vid for inspiration. My basement is easily that bad. With all the rain we've had here (NW NC) I am in bad shape.
How's your's working now that it's been in for a while?
I've heard that before. I heard it will shorten the life of my pump. If it dies in the next year I'll change the pipe. Otherwise, I probably will just buy another $200 pump. They really don't cost that much.
Not only does it shorten the pump life, it increases the amount of time it takes to clear out the water. I used to have a 1/2 horse pump that ran into a 1 1/4 pvc, that exited the house with 1 1/2 steal tubing. It was not enough sometimes. I now have a 3/4 horse pump with 1 1/2 tubing all the way. It so far has kept up, when my neighbor took on 30 inches of water.
It could be that it's going through that smaller hose... that's causing the "extra stress." It still is working great. My basement is dryer than any other time in the last 7 years of living here.
This might not be a "professional" job. But it's definitely doing the trick.
One i would crack more concrete and stick some PVC piping to drain more water beacuse that dirt looks Insanely wet
and secondly i would get some proper PVC piping and not that blue tube beacuse when you have a pump running cycles that long it puts a whole lot of stress on it (Shorting its life)
did you have any issues with the clay around the crock? I installed mine last night, and I woke up this morning to a clogged up pump!
kapal1am 5 days ago
Was there beer involved in this install?
fuguf1sh 6 months ago
this guy is awesome!
Wheelin98 6 months ago
funny video, I appreciate the info. Too bad about the footer! Hope the sump is holdin up. We get ours installed at the end of the month, but we aren't brave enough to do it ourselves! :)
allistairave 10 months ago
@allistairave I think I probably should put on the video "I've never installed a sump pump before." But it seems to continue to work like a charm. Some day I might make a trench down the side of that wall so that I can get more water to drain into the crock. But It's definitely better than it was.
You should try doing it yourself. The worst that could happen is that you have to get a professional to come in and finish the job :)
sagerock 10 months ago
its called a check valve and you need to move it closer to the pump.
rthom86 1 year ago
Great video thanks for showing it.
plumberx 1 year ago
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why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph. you are a official genius
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why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph.
MARINESARETHESHIT 1 year ago
why would you go 1" and a half into pex? thats stupid do you reliaze how much you are restricting your flow? Finish the job right and run pvc all the way out. Otherwise during a flood the pex will restric water flow and the pump wont be able to keep up. Also that is probaly like a 1500-2000 gph with your piping set uo you are reducing it to about 800-1100 gph.
MARINESARETHESHIT 1 year ago
HAHA...
"We're gonna fill it with the BOMBA PARA SUMIDERO...ehehe"
HILARIOUS!
Now...if only my basement didn't leak...
juse1101 1 year ago
Yeah! Thanks for posting! I gotta get water outta a storm cellar. I don't think I can dig a hole in the cement though. There has ta be another way. I wuz hoping You'd show how to hook up garden hoses,instead of PVC,or whatever ya had rigged there.
MJG956 1 year ago
those shark bit fittings are CRAP. be sure to keep an eye on it. they only last from 1 to 3 years.
GhettoStank 1 year ago
Thats nothin- last week I had 5" above the floor of the basement- live on a hill- and figured it could not possibly be the water table. So I figured it was the furnace and bought a new one. 2 days ago the water was back.. new furnace already plumbed in :(
dubyaaaaa 1 year ago
pex, wow ...
Vilmo003 2 years ago
You really need some drain tiles around your "footerless" foundation feeding that sump well if you truly want to protect your house.
strast0 2 years ago
please, please I hope you have taken out that blue PEX or whatever at the top. no wonder it's draining so slow and you'll burn out your pump in no time.
SilentServiceCode 2 years ago 7
You high bro?
ChungDukes 2 years ago
lmao..hehheh ;)
whiskeychimp 2 years ago
whats he say at :46 seconds..subaderro?
Cwilfert56 2 years ago
I happend to go into my crawl space today and there was standing water. I was really bummed as I am sure you can imagine. After watching your video I decided I could do this too! Thanks for taking the time to shoot. I have pumped the water out but will need to put french drains in. Your video helped to give me the confidence to try it myself.
judimclane 2 years ago
Dude, please get rid of that small-ass blue supply pipe.
SilentServiceCode 2 years ago
LMFAO 43 - 48 wat does he say
airdylan 2 years ago
keep an eye out for subsidence if you lower the water table considerably - as you have no foundation
TechState 2 years ago
I'm installing a new sump tomorrow. Watching your vid for inspiration. My basement is easily that bad. With all the rain we've had here (NW NC) I am in bad shape.
How's your's working now that it's been in for a while?
brockiedog 2 years ago
I've heard that before. I heard it will shorten the life of my pump. If it dies in the next year I'll change the pipe. Otherwise, I probably will just buy another $200 pump. They really don't cost that much.
sagerock 2 years ago
Not only does it shorten the pump life, it increases the amount of time it takes to clear out the water. I used to have a 1/2 horse pump that ran into a 1 1/4 pvc, that exited the house with 1 1/2 steal tubing. It was not enough sometimes. I now have a 3/4 horse pump with 1 1/2 tubing all the way. It so far has kept up, when my neighbor took on 30 inches of water.
pusswhakker 2 years ago
u need a large 2" pvc pipe the whole way to outside!!!! DON"T use small tubing!!!!
inuyasha4409 2 years ago
It could be that it's going through that smaller hose... that's causing the "extra stress." It still is working great. My basement is dryer than any other time in the last 7 years of living here.
This might not be a "professional" job. But it's definitely doing the trick.
sagerock 3 years ago
Thanks for the vid. I'm moving from Florida to Indiana, and I had no idea of how these worked.
candleriii 3 years ago
that pump seems ro be having some extra stress on it. my pump turns off about 5 seconds for that much water
Axenmoon 3 years ago
any water sence
bigfuzzballs 3 years ago
there are so many things wrong with this install i dont even know where to start
jaykob85 3 years ago 10
Excellent points! We'll see how it lasts.
sagerock 3 years ago
Hey, 2 things
One i would crack more concrete and stick some PVC piping to drain more water beacuse that dirt looks Insanely wet
and secondly i would get some proper PVC piping and not that blue tube beacuse when you have a pump running cycles that long it puts a whole lot of stress on it (Shorting its life)
CVRealMan 3 years ago