chufi
New Member
Bought a house that is at the base of a hill and has a small spring under the foundation, there is a sump pit in the basement, but it is only 12" across and has a sewer pipe running through it (no sewer stuff emptys there, pipe just runs through.the pit. not sure if it was laziness or some weird inspection hole that got co-opted for the sump, built in 59) because of the pipe you can't get a sump pump very low, maybe 12 inches down, so there is still 12 inches of water under the base and it quickly fills up to 90% which is probably about the water level for the ground there.
My question is if I could use a small shallow well pump to get down past the pipe and have the outlet go to my sump plumbing. I know I'd need a tethered float switch to kick it on. Is that something that would work or a bad idea?
Having any groundwater here is unusual so not really any local companies to help me out. Would love to be able to hire someone to just dig a real sump pit next to it, but can't find anyone so far (in 94901)
Also curious if with this setup I could actually get a pressure tank and use it for irrigation, but I think I'd have to see how much water I could get out of it as a sump first.
Super interesting to learn about at the very least.
My question is if I could use a small shallow well pump to get down past the pipe and have the outlet go to my sump plumbing. I know I'd need a tethered float switch to kick it on. Is that something that would work or a bad idea?
Having any groundwater here is unusual so not really any local companies to help me out. Would love to be able to hire someone to just dig a real sump pit next to it, but can't find anyone so far (in 94901)
Also curious if with this setup I could actually get a pressure tank and use it for irrigation, but I think I'd have to see how much water I could get out of it as a sump first.
Super interesting to learn about at the very least.