Anonymous wrote:I live in an older home and have two sumps in the basement. My water is coming up from the water table. In late spring thru October my sumps are dry unless we have alot of rain. During the winter months my pumps run. I use a Panasonic home automation system to track their run times as well wetness etc. I run humidifiers basically from April to October.
Anonymous wrote:An outside footing drain on that house will not be corrugated plastic. It will be clay pipe.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you have a sump pump there is a good chance the crock is being fed by a perimeter drain in the basement. One thing you can do is have the perimeter drain camera inspected with a sewer drain camera. If it’s blocked anywhere it won’t be as effective at diverting water away from the exterior walls to the sump for pumping out. I did this recently and found no obstructions. Friend of mine in del ray definitely has an obstruction and The plastic pipes can fill with silt material over time.
We run a dehumidifier in the sump pump crock area that drains into the crock. It’s usually around 55%-50% down there in the height of summer. The number of air returns in the basement also impacts humidity because your HVAC is pulling water out of the air during the warmer months.
How do you get an inspection with a sewer drain camera?
You can rent a 200 foot one from Home Depot for $150 or so for a couple of hours. They give you a lot of guff about not losing the end with the LED lights and camera on it and try to scare you like it’s going to come off. It won’t. The whole tool is heavy AF though, so keep that in mind. It’s on wheels though. https://www.homedepot.com/p/rental/General-Wire-Spring-Drain-Camera-CGPF-ECAM-ACE/309392482
Otherwise, you might just ask a plumbing outfit, but they charge you a ton of money.
The perimeter drain should be correlated and at least 3 inches, so a standard drain camera should able to run through there and around any corners without much problem. We didn’t have any issues when we inspected mine.
Anonymous wrote:Our AC drains into the sump pump pit, so in the summer, when the AC is running a lot, the sump runs because there is so much condensate from the AC running into it (even if it hasn't rained in a while). The sump only runs in the winter if we get >1 inch of rain within 24 hours. But it will run in the summer every couple of days if it is hot and humid because the AC is pulling all that moisture out of the air to cool the house.
If you have a heat pump, you will see a white PVC pipe running from it to the sump. There should also be a capped inlet where you should pour a cup of bleach every couple of months to keep mold/mildew from forming.
An outside footing drain on that house will not be corrugated plastic. It will be clay pipe.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you have a sump pump there is a good chance the crock is being fed by a perimeter drain in the basement. One thing you can do is have the perimeter drain camera inspected with a sewer drain camera. If it’s blocked anywhere it won’t be as effective at diverting water away from the exterior walls to the sump for pumping out. I did this recently and found no obstructions. Friend of mine in del ray definitely has an obstruction and The plastic pipes can fill with silt material over time.
We run a dehumidifier in the sump pump crock area that drains into the crock. It’s usually around 55%-50% down there in the height of summer. The number of air returns in the basement also impacts humidity because your HVAC is pulling water out of the air during the warmer months.
How do you get an inspection with a sewer drain camera?
You can rent a 200 foot one from Home Depot for $150 or so for a couple of hours. They give you a lot of guff about not losing the end with the LED lights and camera on it and try to scare you like it’s going to come off. It won’t. The whole tool is heavy AF though, so keep that in mind. It’s on wheels though. https://www.homedepot.com/p/rental/General-Wire-Spring-Drain-Camera-CGPF-ECAM-ACE/309392482
Otherwise, you might just ask a plumbing outfit, but they charge you a ton of money.
The perimeter drain should be correlated and at least 3 inches, so a standard drain camera should able to run through there and around any corners without much problem. We didn’t have any issues when we inspected mine.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you have a sump pump there is a good chance the crock is being fed by a perimeter drain in the basement. One thing you can do is have the perimeter drain camera inspected with a sewer drain camera. If it’s blocked anywhere it won’t be as effective at diverting water away from the exterior walls to the sump for pumping out. I did this recently and found no obstructions. Friend of mine in del ray definitely has an obstruction and The plastic pipes can fill with silt material over time.
We run a dehumidifier in the sump pump crock area that drains into the crock. It’s usually around 55%-50% down there in the height of summer. The number of air returns in the basement also impacts humidity because your HVAC is pulling water out of the air during the warmer months.
How do you get an inspection with a sewer drain camera?
Anonymous wrote:Should they have never built here?
Anonymous wrote:It's normal to have a sump pump run everytime it rains and for a day or so after a big rain while the ground dries up.
It is not normal to have a sump pump run randomly most days.
It is normal to run a dehumidifier all spring summer and fall in this climate and then swap for a humidifier in the winter to keep your hardwood and furniture from drying out.
You need to make sure your sump pit isn't filling with water "randomly" and then go from there.
Anonymous wrote:If you have a sump pump there is a good chance the crock is being fed by a perimeter drain in the basement. One thing you can do is have the perimeter drain camera inspected with a sewer drain camera. If it’s blocked anywhere it won’t be as effective at diverting water away from the exterior walls to the sump for pumping out. I did this recently and found no obstructions. Friend of mine in del ray definitely has an obstruction and The plastic pipes can fill with silt material over time.
We run a dehumidifier in the sump pump crock area that drains into the crock. It’s usually around 55%-50% down there in the height of summer. The number of air returns in the basement also impacts humidity because your HVAC is pulling water out of the air during the warmer months.