How To Install Sump Pit Basin At Home Using 5 Gallon Bucket - Affordable DIY Sump Basin
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2020
- In this video I show you how I converted our basement mud sump pit into a "proper" sump pit with a sump basin for the sump pump to sit on, as well as tools I've used to complete the job:
Bosch Hammer Drill amzn.to/2XjqWiG
Various Drill Bits amzn.to/33jkSdL to break stones (and concrete if you don't already have a sump pit)
Bosch 18v brushless drill for drilling holes on bucket: amzn.to/3hZHmEP
Drill bits for bucket: amzn.to/33irTvp
Gardening Fabric for filtration: amzn.to/2D4TohD
Shovel to dug dirt out: amzn.to/3fli42f
Sump Pump I've used: thd.co/31aR0Oi
5 Gallon Bucket: thd.co/33k8Kte
Camera I've used to record this video: amzn.to/2Xmdiv9
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Great job, I’m doing mine this weekend
I think I would just drill holes, pit gravel on bottom of sump, add bucket, fell side gaps with gravel and set sump pump on a couple of bricks. Have to make sure bucket doesn’t end up floating and fabric will clog from sand. That will cause water to build up. Gravel should suffice.
Won't float if they're are holes. For a basic diy he did a great job.. Better than not having anything. Doesn't look like he has a lot of saturated ground...
Should there be any holes on the bottom of the pit it self, can I install the bucket without holes or is it must? Thanks
Great job DIY sump pump pit. Did you put gravel on the bottom of the hole also besides the sides ? By the way. Top French Drain Pros use prefer the Sta Green Fabric ....Thank You for this video..
16 minutes of watching a guy dig a hole in his basement. Now that's entertainment!
my thoughts exactly good god.
When the struggle is real lol I have 4 areas that flood my house so about to start adding sub pumps,
I use mine for AC condensate discharge
You should edit the video or preface somewhere that the fabric is a bad idea. I watched several videos that suggested it before I did mine this past September, and learned the hard way. A few months later I started getting water in my basement. The fabric clogged up. I poked holes through the fabric from inside the basin and the water rushed in. My pump literally cycled over 600 times that day, it held back that much water (I have PumpSpy so it tracks each pump cycle). Luckily lumber prices put off my plans to finish the basement this past winter.
You must be in yellow clay what pain to dig in. I am looking to put in other sump under my house. You gave me some good and cheap. Ideas
Thank you for the video. What is the next step after lowering your bucket and sump pump? What do you use to cover them with? My will be going outside.
Mine doesn't have a cover, I simply drop my sump pump in the bucket and also have a dehumidifier drain going into the pump. If you wish to cover the basin, simply get a 5 gallon bucket lid also sold in hardware stores, and use appropriate size spade to drill openings for the hose to go through the lid.
My is going outside too, just going to use the lid to cover it, am going to paint my bucket all black trying to make it look professional lol
Thank you for the video and easy and clear instructuons. My question is - what is the next step? What do you use to cover the top of the sump pump/ bucket?
Home Depot buckets like what he has can come with a lid. He can fashion it as he needs
Was thinking the same thing
Save the lid
There is no any weeping tile connect to the bucket. How does water get into the bucket? Once upgrade to bigger bucket, Do you see improvement (less chance have water on basement floor)? I want to get the cheapest way to fix basement leaking issue. Please share you experience. thanks
Rent a chipping hammer drill (around $60/day) put in a sump basin(start at around $20). Watch plumbers videos.
Hi Li, this looks like a great idea! However, the sump pump vendor states that its for use in 11" or larger diameter sump basins. I measured the bottom of a 5 gal HD bucket I have, and it's 10". But it looks like you have clearance. No concerns about interference with the float?
Well, I chanced it; I bought a Wayne CDU790 sump pump ($91 from Amazon! www.amazon.com/CDU790-Submersible-Integrated-Vertical-Switch/dp/B0002YVQA2 ) - and it fits nicely in the 5 gallon bucket with plenty of clearance for the float. Thanks for the tip!
My pump had an adjustable float, I just pulled it back so it could flow correctly.
i does interfere with most floats - previous owner at our home did this and its horrible
I have water issues every spring where water comes in along a portion of the floor/wall joint and up thru the floor due to hi water table from snow melt and rain affecting about 1/3 of my basement. I had basement specialists inspect and quote me a price for "doing this the right way"; 15,000 bucks. So while my house has been well kept up the rest of the neighborhood has deteriorated to the point I'll never recoup that investment. As I don't have a proper sump set up what I have done is I have sucked up the standing water with a shop vac and then placed the sump pump in the bucket and emptied the vac and repeated until water is gone usually about a dozen times so (about 30 gallons). I may have to do this 4-5 days depending on volume of water runoff. It works like that and so I don't see why it wouldn't work with the bucket in the ground given that you prep the ground correctly. I don't know how many of you making neg comments have any experience with this but having done as explained above I don't think this idea is as crazy as you're making it out to be.
A proper draining channel along basement walls to a large sump pump area and a battery backup is probably the best way to go if budget is not an issue, and if you stay at your house long term, but in a pinch you gotta do what you gotta do.
Did Home Depot suggest a 1/3 HP Rigid Pump for a 5 gallon HD Bucket? Maybe a 1/6 hp Wayne WaterBug Auto pump? If you’re in yellow clay the WaterBug can go right in the earth as your previous situation was. I think your mixing a quick fix bucket job placed anywhere outside for accumulating water with a regular basement sump pump with basin install job. You’re gonna smoke that pump much earlier than it’s suggested life expectancy. IF you have decent amounts of groundwater to move, that bucket volume will ensure your Rigid gonna run on and off a lot. Submersible pumps cool with ground water. Sump basins offer water volume for pump rest and cooling. Also a flexible, corrugated discharge hose offers resistance as it’s not smooth, no check valve and it’s not rigid so the weight of water and gravity will decide where your discharge hose inevitably ends up. It’s a lightweight discharge hose not meant for 1/3 hp propelled, pressurized pumping? A Wayne WaterBug pump with a garden hose or a traditional sump basin job, but not the blended combination. Also, cheap landscape fabric is useless even for landscape. Geo Fabric used properly,…maybe,…but not for your design. People view & do!! Your advertisement of your cheap design will prompt others to use your video as their template. And guess what happens when the property is transferred and another’s home inspector arrives? Do ya think the bucket thing gonna fly? No time here to discuss radon gas from the earth issues IF prevalent under your property? Your cheap! You replied you’re cheap to another about using a bucket. Making a video of your frugalities doesn’t offer any confirmation of a job well done. Worse yet, another gonna do this?
Your analysis is absolutely correct. But keep in mind I inherited this problem from this property which has stood before my ownership since 1940s. A proper way of fixing this issue, I would certainly enjoy, by professional basement renovation team but it is cost prohibitive to execute, and for the time I have been owning the house there has been no issues as of yet. But I do appreciate your concern and recommendations.
My too it’s an 1940 house, it would take 30 k to fix foundation issues and add appropriate drainage
What type of sump pump? I need to fund one compact enough for the 5 gallon bucket
This one. ua-cam.com/video/bEINuNARjq0/v-deo.html
Very nice video. I am buying the Ridgid pump tomorrow. How many HP did you buy? The pump fits nicely in the bucket. I wanted to use 1" PVC pipe to pump water from a wet area on my property. Do you think the 1" pipe would be ok? It's a pretty long run of about 150ft. How is the pump holding up? Do you ever have to clean it?
I got the 1/3 HP, which is already plenty fast in pumping the small area empty within a matter of seconds. My setup was using flexible hose which of course is even less ideal than PVC pipes and mine runs for about 20ft, i'm not so sure about 150ft, you might want to download the manual for the sump pump and find out about it's limitation. I sold the house and moved and had the pump for about a year. It was fairly clean, but depending on how much dirt is in your water, you may have to periodically just do a general clean or remove some sediment mud from the bottom of the pit.
@@TheGizmoGarage The Wayne pump is almost identical but the Ridgid has a stainless steel housing to prevent rust and dual suction which may just be marketing. There is over a 100.00 difference. Any chance did you test how long it took to empty a filled 5 gallon bucket with the 1/3 horse. Thanks again.,
Won’t that fabric clog over time? Yours isn’t permanently installed so probably not an issue, but what if you were to finish the concrete around it?
You gussed right, fabric clogged pretty fast, so i just ripped them off and used bucket, seems to be better this way
@@TheGizmoGarage Next time lay the fabric in the pit, multiple layers.
@@TheGizmoGarage put river rock in mesh bags around the bucket and the cover it with your fabric..
Check valve ?
This guy upgraded to a 5 gallon bucket.... I don’t even want to know what was in there before.
I thought most systems were 24” by 22” sump pits. I just put in a 24” by 60” pit. Wild
I think I’d get a new bit while I was at it, the way that bucket was caving in would b a tell tell sign that the bit has seen better days. It’s prob time it should hit the dusty trail and let a younger and sharper bit handle it from here on out!! unless that plastic bucket is identifying as a concrete bucket instead of plastic then that is one bad*** drill bit. JS lol.
Once that clogs youll need to change it depending on your soil
Agreed! I removed the cloth for better flow
That's what I did
The person who owned my house before me used a bucket and issue with it is..the bucket doesn't allow the float to naturally rise and fall. It gets caught and then water just sits and doesn't get.pumped out. I am currently digging a French drain and a new hole for a sump pump black bucket I got from home depot.
Sounds like a good time for proper draining and pump!
You realize the basins are like $40? You clearly have access to a Lowes and Home Depot. This is craziness.
Thats not a real shovel and you should have dug out more and put in gravel.
I used a work bucket. Not happy. I am going to rent a chipping gun and do it correctly with a proper sump basin. This video is fun to watch but this guy is in for a world of hurt. Much worse than my present setup. His pump will clog after a while if not from heavy sediment, then from the plastic crap he left from drilling holes. Don't do what he did!
all that work just to put a home depot bucket in a hole.
hahaha, i'm cheap :(
@@TheGizmoGarage i hear ya bud.
@@randocommando6826 It's a Lowes bucket so it's ok lol
😬 no fabric, Rock.
Ya, I removed fabric later.
If its a job worth doing well hey do it right and this folks isn't that.
Believe or not it worked better than the job last homeowner did 😅
If it works it was apparently done right…
a 5 gallon bucket is a horrible option for a sump pump pit - 95% of the time the float switch for your standard pump will get stuck. Don't listen to this video - also in many states, it won't pass code
Did this during Covid lockdown where no contractors are remotely available for over a year, supplies are dry and low and city officials are practically not working at all… it did work fine for my need though, the other option for me as home owner is having a flooded basement
Buy a proper sump pump basin and quit with the cheap screwing around... this might work in a pinch, but you shouldn't share your hacks. Post a video about how to do it right. Enough of these 3rd world cheap hacks.
If I had 1st world paycheck every month, I would hire people to do it in a heartbeat. Not everyone is able to afford a proper basement makeover.
@@TheGizmoGarage the time you screwed around with the bucket and everything else needs to be accounted for as well.. Lowes sell sump pump basins, and drain tile, etc.. you could actually start to repair your basement correctly instead of doing little hacks to take care of apparent issues if you wanted to
Then how did you get here? Searching for hacks? LOL maybe take you own advice. You're on here criticizing others for hacks but the only way you got here was to search for them in the first place.
A proper sump pump basin is good advice. I would never know they sell them for just $40 unless I heard it in the comments here. My application is different, so I'll be using a bucket (I don't need to pump ground water, just need to pump drain water from the hot water tank and a dehumidifier). But in this instance, a concrete basin designed for this work is probably well worth the $40. I'm sure this guy can afford that if he can afford Bosch hammer drills.
@@NickVincent no I was not searching for hacks. I was looking for professional tips on installation and UA-cam recommended this 💩.