So you think you have water in YOUR basement??? 1/2HP Rigid Sump pump in action.

[hebert4230]

Should have the float set so it turns on before the weeping tile is below water

[dillonator100]

my house has a 1.5 hp pump and it runs for about 60 seconds on 10 seconds off my sump pit is about 3 ft deep. once we came home to 36 inches of water in our basement.

[dogbite68]

Believe it or not this is nothing. Our house sank in sump pit area a foot, & no I am not exaggerating. We are in the midst of moving our house because of this. We are in a very high water table and silt soil. In the high time 2 sump pump would run all the time & not shut off. We have had 31 inches of water in our basement before & our basement was fully finished. Bad building practices, no sock on drainage tile so it was undermined. 4 years of lawsuit & we are finally at the point of rebuild.

[Eman5698]

hey man if your getting that much water you might wanna get a larger HP pump beacuse that one might burn out if it has to keep pumping that large amount of water!!

[henlij]

what are the vertical pipes on either side of the sump pump?

[Geoff12052]

Not sure! lol

[timpd1021]

Hey Geoff...in our new house we have two sumps holes. The main sump has a vertical switch (1/2 horse) that runs every 30 seconds!! No lie. I also have a water back up in the same hole. The pump keeps up with the flow but just barely. If it were to fail the water backup can will contain it till I can get another pump in. The other sump stays at the same level and only rises when the first goes off. I'm hoping to find a way to lengthen the cycle of the main pump. Anyone have a good idea?

[SilentServiceCode]

Would be a good idea to look into a vertical switch so you don't need as much height. The water level should be much lower than that.

[Audioquest56]

Your setup is a little strange. Usually, you have the pump come one before the level in the pit reaches the level of the drainage tubes. You're taking a risk by having the drainage tubes fill up almost all the way.

[Geoff12052]

@Audioquest56 There's so much water constantly flowing through the system that I'm sure it'll be fine. Eventually I want to fill the damn basement up with 2 feet of gravel and concrete!

[Geoff12052]

It's unfinished. I don't have the height even if it was dry. I think it's around 6 feet from the floor to the lowest part of the floor supports.

[CVRealMan]

so it your basement finished?

[Geoff12052]

Yes I do have a backup pump. It's on the other end of the basement.... I need to raise it up a bit though.... since I put this pump in, the water level is much higher when it clicks on.... so if I plug in my back-up pump, THIS one will never run... and this one is by far the "better" of the 2 pumps. :)

[CVRealMan]

@Geoff12052 i dont think that so much a back up as it is a plan B! :P

[CVRealMan]

no backup pump?