Hi,
We just moved into a new house six months ago, brand-new construction. We live in an area with a high-water table and were told that water could be a problem from other neighbors. Well, we had two sumps put in, one a battery backup. When it rains, our primary pump will run as often as every 30 seconds for several days until it eventually shuts off and gets all the water out. This seems extremely abnormal to me, but I'm not a plumber. The builder just says, well be glad it's working and you have the backup. The weird thing is that the houses on either side of us, run only like every 15 minutes, and the same with the house across the street. I'm not sure what would be different about our house that we're having these issues. We're considering sinking our down spouts out to the street, as well as the sump output line, to get that water away from the foundation. I also bought a portable generator and another backup utility pump. Has anyone run into situations like this and what could be my options or reasons why our pump is running so often and our neighbors isn't?
I do hear a lot of water running back down the pipe after sump runs, even though there is a check valve on the pipe. Isn't that supposed to keep water from running back into the pit? What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!
We just moved into a new house six months ago, brand-new construction. We live in an area with a high-water table and were told that water could be a problem from other neighbors. Well, we had two sumps put in, one a battery backup. When it rains, our primary pump will run as often as every 30 seconds for several days until it eventually shuts off and gets all the water out. This seems extremely abnormal to me, but I'm not a plumber. The builder just says, well be glad it's working and you have the backup. The weird thing is that the houses on either side of us, run only like every 15 minutes, and the same with the house across the street. I'm not sure what would be different about our house that we're having these issues. We're considering sinking our down spouts out to the street, as well as the sump output line, to get that water away from the foundation. I also bought a portable generator and another backup utility pump. Has anyone run into situations like this and what could be my options or reasons why our pump is running so often and our neighbors isn't?
I do hear a lot of water running back down the pipe after sump runs, even though there is a check valve on the pipe. Isn't that supposed to keep water from running back into the pit? What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!