Greetings,

Moved into this new beautiful home knowing nothing about the sump pump. The black plastic piping on the home (outside) is excess water from the sum pump okay... so this water has no where to run but the back yard which is muddy & etc... what can I do... Any suggestions... Bury it? if so then, where do I have it run to- can t run it in the public street/residential street?

There are many methods of piping the water away. Many folks pipe undergound to the street. However you must check with township on this. As some towns have an issue with this practice.
Another way is to dig a trench around the property a few feet deep and run the pipe in this trench about 10 feet away from basement as a solid pipe then convert it to the back plastic pipe that has holes in it. Back fill with some of that sand you have from the pool and then place dirt over it and grass seed. As the water leaves the pump it will seep into the sand and into the ground. If you have enough pipe attached you should not see any resulting mud as the result.

Thanks - I think I am going to need a contractor for this. I will check with my village. I have seen literally maybe two homes out of several subdivisions pump the water to the street so I think that is not an option. Thanks so much!!!

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Originally posted by The Home Care Club LLC:
There are many methods of piping the water away. Many folks pipe undergound to the street. However you must check with township on this. As some towns have an issue with this practice.
Another way is to dig a trench around the property a few feet deep and run the pipe in this trench about 10 feet away from basement as a solid pipe then convert it to the back plastic pipe that has holes in it. Back fill with some of that sand you have from the pool and then place dirt over it and grass seed. As the water leaves the pump it will seep into the sand and into the ground. If you have enough pipe attached you should not see any resulting mud as the result.

Why would my sump pump have water coming through??? Last week I saw drips from the ceiling and today it looks as if the floor area & cover to the sump pump was damp. I cant understand why would that occur??? What would I do to resolve (without a contractor) is there something I could have done wrong in the house? My carpet is still wt and the ceiling is no longer leaking so I am thinking now it is the sum pump. The smell was going away & then I walked bare foot there and nitced it was much wetter (but all still in the same area). Im renting now... I do treat the home as if it is mine - that is how I care for it (I fix things myself or call a contractor-I dont always call the owner to fix things),but I dont like this at all - I need this issue to go away-

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Originally posted by bog:
Thanks - I think I am going to need a contractor for this. I will check with my village. I have seen literally maybe two homes out of several subdivisions pump the water to the street so I think that is not an option. Thanks so much!!!

quote:

Originally posted by The Home Care Club LLC:
There are many methods of piping the water away. Many folks pipe undergound to the street. However you must check with township on this. As some towns have an issue with this practice.
Another way is to dig a trench around the property a few feet deep and run the pipe in this trench about 10 feet away from basement as a solid pipe then convert it to the back plastic pipe that has holes in it. Back fill with some of that sand you have from the pool and then place dirt over it and grass seed. As the water leaves the pump it will seep into the sand and into the ground. If you have enough pipe attached you should not see any resulting mud as the result.

Your saying that you had water dripping from ceiling? Now you do not?
Something is not adding up here.
If the result from spraying ants with hose is leak on ceiling were you spraying up under the siding outside? Or is the ceiling of the basement lower then the outside ground area?

If neither is the case, you need to investigate why you would have any leaks coming from ceiling in first place.

Water on the cover of a sump pump is not uncommon when there is so much humidity within the basement. The cooler cover is condensating resulting in moisture drips on top.

However if the pump is not filling with water and the rug is staying real wet you may have a sewer back up entering into the basement.
The only way to find this out is to get the rug out or take a wet dry vaccum and get the water up as much as possible. If it gets wet again shortly after you have a back up or leak from sewer pipes. This assumes this pipe is lower then floor.

Yes, I hosed the ants on the outside out the house & assume therfore as a result I over hosed them & water seeped in (in essense thinking that is how a flood would have done was seep onto the inside - Im thinking).

Then after that I notices a few days later that it looks as it the sump pump cover was samp/wet & the carpet all in that area because soaking & wet (beyond moist).

Today - now almost 4 or so days later I tested the area & walked barefoot on it to notice that majority of the carpet dried up. The remainer was still very moist... I can figure out what in the world could it possibly be... Im a renter so again although I am a renter I take excellent care as if it is mine - so I believe in complete resolution & am in hopes of buying the home so I want to know can something like this "just happen" from the sump pump "once in a while" - is it "normal" to happen "once in a while" or ...

Thank you very much

If the sump pump area seemed to be the only area in which got wet, I would remove the cover and check to see if any hose or connection is loose. These pumps can push a lot of water under pressure. If a small hole or loose fitting occurs then the water can spray out of the sides of the cover and seep into the carpet.

Also do not waste your time with hose on ants. They will come back because of the additional moisture. There are many good bait systems that will remove the ants once and for all available at most big box stores.