Recent content by upstateny

As far as I know a drain inside the basement is not required by code, my current house has a curtain drain around the footing vented to the outside, but nothing on the inside which doesn't make much sense to me . . . .

Building a new house and wondering if it's a good idea to install a basement drain to get rid of water in case a pipe breaks or maybe to get rid of that backwash from a water softener. Since this is pre construction I can place the drain pipe under the footing and have it vented to outside air...

Thanks Bob. I spent a few days pumping the well this weekend and got about 1000 gallons out. The first 250 gallons came out somewhat 'clear' then it went back to being gray. I'll keep at it and see what happens. The pump was pulling about 8 amps, every once in a while it would go up to 10 and...

Need some advice on clearing a well. Here is my situation, have a well which was drilled in the late 90's but never consistantly used. Previous owner wanted to save $$$ and installed a pump that is not optimum for this well (late 90's). The well is 550 ft. deep, 200 feet to rock, static water...