I almost got burned like this several years ago. Replaced the pump and also put in a secondary pump that ran of a deep cycle battery if the power failed. Best $500 I ever spent.
Riddick tonn it's just that home owners intuition lol. Glad you caught it in time, nothing's worse than cleaning up after having your basement flood. Maybe you might want to look into a high water alarm, they're fairly cheap.
You can mount a float switch to the side of the sump basin and hook it to an alarm to tell you when water gets to a point it shouldn't without having to go off smell.
Good thing your basement isn't finished and I am an advocate for NOT fully finishing a basement even though the house we bought has fully finished basement. I have a great system of 2 alternating AC pumps with a battery backup third pump that's hooked to an AC and DC power inverter as the backup pump operates on either one, but still I worry because ya just never know and what little amount u had here would still be enough to destroy a finished basement.
you should cut the pic pipe thats draining onto the float. the weight of the water falling onto the float is forcing it down and making it turn off more often then it needs to. Also for as much water as you get I would highly suggest a second backup pump. If you're on city water they make one that runs off of your main water pipe and takes no electricity at all so if you loose power this would run forever unlike the battery operated ones.
I don;t know if I am some kind of maniac, but whenever I am in my basement, I always spare sometime to go and check the sump pump, sometimes even twice or trice a day, I just have to, my body goes to check it even when my mind is somewhere else. Any one else here who does that? Who just can't get pass their sump pump without looking in there to check it?
@@gixxer6002 Me too! God forbid it fails right at the moment water id bubbling in there 10 inches per 10 minutes.. I always keep a spare, new in box close to the pit so I could replace it in a hurry if needed.. Its easy, my sum connects with a 2 inch hose so its really easy to disattach and attach a new one
I had this same problem at my house. I installed a water alarm sensor so that the next time it fails that I get an alert and I don’t have to manually check anything. Better to have the alarm tell me than having to remember to go check manually.
When you get an alarm (mine works on a 9 volt battery... Most have a low battery alarm.), add a city water backup sump pump... That way if you aren't home and the electric sump pump quits or you lose power... Your basement stays dry... Worth paying a higher water bill than to have to replace damaged items or redo your basement. My basement is fully finished...
wait until its all empty maybe tomorrow. ..then you mix pinesol in water in giant pails and go pouring it through cracks...it helps alot .wash your floor down with it to...maybe you want to install a sump alarm...
I just replaced the one that failed and wasn’t working. That’s why it was so full and almost flooded the basement. I just found it in time and was just starting the video after finishing installing new pump.
where was all this water being stored? I mean was one of the pipes leaking inside the walls? I don't understand why your basement was only wet near the corners and cracks... This probably means that the water was underground where the foundation is?
Thanx for the quick reply But that sounds like a pluming work which is I have Plummer coming to fix on Monday morning I shut the main valve which took me hours to locate it And I pulled the plug from stump pump And water still there like around it an inch and around the furnace and water heater Wat should I do Thanx again Where’s this water keep coming
most likely several days of rain before hand and his pump quit before it was all pumped out from under his basement. The streets dry out fast if its sunny. It might have rained a bunch that morning or night before.
Was looking on utube to try find some one to anser my questions Thank you for ur help But Iam aftraid still of water rising more Is it going to rise even I turn off the main water off ?
Thomas Broking as I stated in the video... I had just replaced it with new one because old one was broken. I found the hole full of water. After replacing I ran upstairs to grab my phone to record video. So you seen me plug it in live! I gave you all a special treat... how to plug in a plug! LOL...
I would just add a 4 inch 90° elbow pointing either left or right so that it doesn’t pour directly on top of the pump just friction fit no need to glue it and it’ll just stay there
Also when the pump is operating correctly there won't be water pouring out of those pipes like it was in the video it would be more like a trickle of water ( his pump failed so all the water that's pouring out of there is what was underneath the floor and is being drained into the pipes give it an hour and you'll be lucky if it's just drops that are coming out of it) Having a high level alarm sensor is recommended (as it can take 2-5 days to fill up like this)
Great videos 👍🏼👍🏼 Tfs I just ran into my basement and the pump is leaking like crazy and all my finished bsmnt is wet w an inch of water around the pump area and around the heating system Wat should I do I have insurance thru my electric company The first apt is Monday Morning Wat can I do in the mean time plz Any advise
Freddy V no not yet. I’ve been keeping eye one it. I put the date on the card attached to the power cord and will replace on time so this doesn’t happen again. But battery backup should be installed.
@@88997799 , good idea. I've been looking into the SJ10A-EYE from Liberty Pumps. Something to look at if you have municipal water. It doesn't work if you have well pump in case of a power outage .
the Liberty is a great back up !! No battery to worry about being dead, i have had power go oout for 2 days during a storm , trees knocked out power poles, and my water powered Liberty back up sump pump kept my basement dry !!! and i wasnt worried about any battery being dead !!
Jealous you can have yours routed out to the street like that. It’s a code violation in my city and would make my life so much easier if I could do this
That's funny. Where I come from if you dig a hole and it fills with water it's a pond if it only fills with water some of the time it's a seasonal pond and if the lower half of our houses flood we call the insurance co.
I almost got burned like this several years ago. Replaced the pump and also put in a secondary pump that ran of a deep cycle battery if the power failed. Best $500 I ever spent.
Water-powered backup sump pump has saved us many times. One time I just forgot to plug it back in
I'd cut those pipes back a bit in the sump so the drainage isn't hitting the float. good video though
Riddick tonn it's just that home owners intuition lol. Glad you caught it in time, nothing's worse than cleaning up after having your basement flood. Maybe you might want to look into a high water alarm, they're fairly cheap.
That's some really good concrete finishing work ... keep the water out and you shouldn't have a mold problem ...
With that amount of water you should invest in a battery backup.
You can mount a float switch to the side of the sump basin and hook it to an alarm to tell you when water gets to a point it shouldn't without having to go off smell.
Zip tie it to the discharge pipe.
PA has high ground water problems like this, especially when it rains.
French Drains are common in basements to get the water pumped out
Keeping your walls & floor paint free is the way too go. Lay down metal wall studs and put your stuff on them for future flooding.. 👊😎
My grandmother's house uses weeping tiles to guide the water away from the house.
If you have a battery back up ....be sure to test .....frequently ...they can fail when you need them the most........
Good thing your basement isn't finished and I am an advocate for NOT fully finishing a basement even though the house we bought has fully finished basement. I have a great system of 2 alternating AC pumps with a battery backup third pump that's hooked to an AC and DC power inverter as the backup pump operates on either one, but still I worry because ya just never know and what little amount u had here would still be enough to destroy a finished basement.
We get it,you got a wet basement.
Get a dehumidifier. It will completely dry the area and get rid of the musty odour.
you should cut the pic pipe thats draining onto the float. the weight of the water falling onto the float is forcing it down and making it turn off more often then it needs to. Also for as much water as you get I would highly suggest a second backup pump. If you're on city water they make one that runs off of your main water pipe and takes no electricity at all so if you loose power this would run forever unlike the battery operated ones.
Patrick Sullivan was thinking the same thing. Rotate the pump 180 degrees.
Great Video i would consider getting a dehumidifier to rid ur basement of the moister . it will help
Drain it right into the pump
Johnny64ism moisture is gone when water is removed. It’s completely dry now when the pump works right.
@@thomasbroking7943 Exactly
We have a big snow melt coming this spring, I'm curious to see how my new to me home does this spring.
how about adding a second pump as a backup .. put the level switch a little higher than that of the primary pump
And a separate outlet..don't want 1 pump poping the breaker, knocking the other working pump out with it.
I don;t know if I am some kind of maniac, but whenever I am in my basement, I always spare sometime to go and check the sump pump, sometimes even twice or trice a day, I just have to, my body goes to check it even when my mind is somewhere else. Any one else here who does that? Who just can't get pass their sump pump without looking in there to check it?
Vytautas Poška yea I’ve been watching closer now.
Vytautas Poška I thought I was the only one.
Agreed. If my house had a sump pump, I'd be testing it every week.
I ckeck mine every day and on heavy raon days i go down e ery half hour lol
@@gixxer6002 Me too! God forbid it fails right at the moment water id bubbling in there 10 inches per 10 minutes.. I always keep a spare, new in box close to the pit so I could replace it in a hurry if needed.. Its easy, my sum connects with a 2 inch hose so its really easy to disattach and attach a new one
I had this same problem at my house. I installed a water alarm sensor so that the next time it fails that I get an alert and I don’t have to manually check anything. Better to have the alarm tell me than having to remember to go check manually.
When you get an alarm (mine works on a 9 volt battery... Most have a low battery alarm.), add a city water backup sump pump... That way if you aren't home and the electric sump pump quits or you lose power... Your basement stays dry... Worth paying a higher water bill than to have to replace damaged items or redo your basement. My basement is fully finished...
If you had went away for a long vacation or something you would've really came home to a mess
wait until its all empty maybe tomorrow. ..then you mix pinesol in water in giant pails and go pouring it through cracks...it helps alot
.wash your floor down with it to...maybe you want to install a sump alarm...
Back up sump pump put below in another pit somewhere in the basement might not be a bad thing.
Why was the pump unplugged?
I just replaced the one that failed and wasn’t working. That’s why it was so full and almost flooded the basement. I just found it in time and was just starting the video after finishing installing new pump.
If you have flow in there all year round, I would look at using that water to water my lawn, seriously, save a lot on the water bill
You should get a backup system, that way you’ll know when the system fails and not have to worry about replacing the primary pump all the time.
You should rig that to water the lawn
Where do you think that water come from? I’d pay just to keep running it in a circle.
where was all this water being stored? I mean was one of the pipes leaking inside the walls? I don't understand why your basement was only wet near the corners and cracks... This probably means that the water was underground where the foundation is?
stelity it’s under the concrete floor... all the rocks under the floor are now full of water... water will show at lowest spots in the floor first...
Are sump pumps about to hit it's 10th year time to replace
You should have two Sump pumps just in case one fails
pump is to small i use a septic tank cast iron pump cost me 550 but worth it
Thanx for the quick reply
But that sounds like a pluming work which is I have Plummer coming to fix on Monday morning
I shut the main valve which took me hours to locate it
And I pulled the plug from stump pump
And water still there like around it an inch and around the furnace and water heater
Wat should I do
Thanx again
Where’s this water keep coming
I pulled the power from the wall and stopped filling
Wat should I do til they come fix it ?
Thanx hope u anser Bfr then
Thanx if u see this soon !
4:49 The streets were dry so it wasn't raining. Where was all that water coming from? That's insane.
Groundwater from his basement bejng pumped out by his sump.
oh I don't know....THE GROUND?!
@@trangofast9692 i live in a flat/apartment here in the U.K and even i know hahaha.
most likely several days of rain before hand and his pump quit before it was all pumped out from under his basement. The streets dry out fast if its sunny. It might have rained a bunch that morning or night before.
It was building up over days maybe week or two.
Need to put an alarm on your float.
Christopher Housewright yea I know.
Good idea, but 2nd float..1st float is normal operations, mine (sob) pumps every hour an alarm would have me crazy. .
Was looking on utube to try find some one to anser my questions
Thank you for ur help
But Iam aftraid still of water rising more
Is it going to rise even I turn off the main water off ?
Thank you sooo much
I really appreciate ur help and time :)
Why wasn't the pump plugged in? It's supposed to be automatic, if you weren't there in time your basement would have gotten wet..
Thomas Broking as I stated in the video... I had just replaced it with new one because old one was broken. I found the hole full of water. After replacing I ran upstairs to grab my phone to record video. So you seen me plug it in live! I gave you all a special treat... how to plug in a plug! LOL...
I would just add a 4 inch 90° elbow pointing either left or right so that it doesn’t pour directly on top of the pump just friction fit no need to glue it and it’ll just stay there
Also when the pump is operating correctly there won't be water pouring out of those pipes like it was in the video it would be more like a trickle of water ( his pump failed so all the water that's pouring out of there is what was underneath the floor and is being drained into the pipes give it an hour and you'll be lucky if it's just drops that are coming out of it)
Having a high level alarm sensor is recommended (as it can take 2-5 days to fill up like this)
Great videos 👍🏼👍🏼
Tfs
I just ran into my basement and the pump is leaking like crazy and all my finished bsmnt is wet w an inch of water around the pump area and around the heating system
Wat should I do
I have insurance thru my electric company
The first apt is Monday Morning
Wat can I do in the mean time plz
Any advise
Have you installed a backup pump? If not, you should. Nice video!
Freddy V no not yet. I’ve been keeping eye one it. I put the date on the card attached to the power cord and will replace on time so this doesn’t happen again. But battery backup should be installed.
@@88997799 , good idea. I've been looking into the SJ10A-EYE from Liberty Pumps. Something to look at if you have municipal water. It doesn't work if you have well pump in case of a power outage .
the Liberty is a great back up !! No battery to worry about being dead, i have had power go oout for 2 days during a storm , trees knocked out power poles, and my water powered Liberty back up sump pump kept my basement dry !!! and i wasnt worried about any battery being dead !!
Jealous you can have yours routed out to the street like that. It’s a code violation in my city and would make my life so much easier if I could do this
You have a floor drain?
Use an ozone generator to kill the smell
Why do people have sump pumps? Did you build your house in a swamp?
That's funny. Where I come from if you dig a hole and it fills with water it's a pond if it only fills with water some of the time it's a seasonal pond and if the lower half of our houses flood we call the insurance co.
French drain. This is probably the most common way of doing it.
Happens more often than you might think.
72+HourBOB where do you think rain goes? It goes in the ground and finds any spot not sealed correctly or drained properly.
If you live in the north east you know what a sub pump is ...
bro in my basement the tile wall is like just like mine but mine are bigger, and i have the same type pump thing you do, that's in the ground.
Cate Caudill always replace every 3-5 years even if it’s not broken.
Your check-valve should NOT be installed on an angle but should be straight up and down.
Gianni Giumpup I just replaced the pump and how it was installed. Works fine so far for 10 years. Just a bad pump....
@Supa Trending Daily Actually sump pump check valves can be mounted horizontally or vertically.
what was wet?
Tummas Eivin Kruse cracks cut in concrete floor. You can see water reflecting in the crack... its only 1/4 inch away from flooding the entire floor...
Ads? Funny I don’t get a dime for the commercials before MY video.. Calling a lawyer youtube. See ya in court. 🎉