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[Leigh95]

Hi, I'm new to this site and so far I am highly impressed. Here's my issue. My driveway and yard flood so badly when it rains that you literally have to wade through 4" to 6" of watee just to get in my house. I believe the foundation should have been a block higher. I've been told a french drain won't work. Here is a picture of my own personal wetlands. The house sits on 5 acres that I share with my mother. Any suggestions?

 

[Leigh95]

Hi, I'm new to this site and so far I am highly impressed. Here's my issue. My driveway and yard flood so badly when it rains that you literally have to wade through 4" to 6" of watee just to get in my house. I believe the foundation should have been a block higher. I've been told a french drain won't work. Here is a picture of my own personal wetlands. The house sits on 5 acres that I share with my mother. Any suggestions?

 

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[Reach4]

You want to have a way for the water to to drain to a lower area. Add a swale, ditch or pipe away from the low area around the house. That may involve putting a culvert under that driveway.

 

[Smooky]

As far as draining your yard, it is hard to say without being there and seeing the property.
When I’m pumping raw sewage to a septic tank I like to use a solids handling pump. They seem to last longer and give better service. Instead of grinding it passes 2" spherical solids. Grinder pumps are fine if you are pumping to the sewer. If you pump a bunch of fine material to the tank it may go into the drainfield and clog it up more quickly. If you pump solids to the tank they may have a better chance to settle to the bottom of the tank.

http://www.zoellerpumps.com/en-na/category/2-sewage-and-dewatering

https://jet.com/product/detail/ee50...d=403-157677&gclid=CNLJn-b18soCFdgQgQodyqQIww

 

[Reach4]

solids handling pump. They seem to last longer and give better service. Instead of grinding it passes 2" spherical solids. Grinder pumps

I thought "grinder pump" was a nickname for a "Submersible sewage/effluent" pump and was distinguished from a "sump pump" which is for water but not significant solids. No?

 

[Leigh95]

As far as draining your yard, it is hard to say without being there and seeing the property.
When I’m pumping raw sewage to a septic tank I like to use a solids handling pump. They seem to last longer and give better service. Instead of grinding it passes 2" spherical solids. Grinder pumps are fine if you are pumping to the sewer. If you pump a bunch of fine material to the tank it may go into the drainfield and clog it up more quickly. If you pump solids to the tank they may have a better chance to settle to the bottom of the tank.

http://www.zoellerpumps.com/en-na/category/2-sewage-and-dewatering

https://jet.com/product/detail/ee50...d=403-157677&gclid=CNLJn-b18soCFdgQgQodyqQIww

That makes total sense. Thank you. I have done a lot of research and I have decided to go with a sewage ejector pump.

 

[Smooky]

Reach4, effluent is the liquid that comes out the outlet end of a septic tank. Normaly effluent does not have solids in it or very little solids. This type of pump would be in a pump tank when it is installed after the septic tank. Effluent pumps and sump pumps are similar. In the city when a home’s drain pipe is too low, the sewage flows into a tank where the solids and the liquid have to be pumped to the sewer. If the solids are ground up it flows through the sewer pipes easier and causes fewer problems for the city. A lot of cities require this type of pump for raw sewage lift stations. A 2” solids handling pump has a gap between pump inlet and the impeller so it can pass big chunks through the pipe. A solids handling pump (sewage ejector) is a better choice if you are pumping sewage to a septic tank. If the solids are ground up, the fines will stay in suspension and pass all the way through the septic tank and into the drainfield.

 

[WorthFlorida]

It has been two months since you posted and the laws have not change; water only flows downhill. How far off is the road to your driveway? From the pictures there doesn't seem to be any road. As said above a ditch would need to be built. The field to the left of the driveway, if that is your property, is where you could put it. But it can get expensive to have someone come in and start plowing a ditch and have the ground graded from the driveway. If your driveway, where the standing water is, is near a county or town road, then call the Road and Bridge Dept. and explain your drainage problem. At least an engineer may come out and give some solutions.