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Good morning all,
New member hear and just joined, so please pardon me if this is in the wrong section.
My issue is this (excuse the long story, but I feel that some background info may be . I have a home with a finished basement that was built in 2020. Last September (2021) we had approximately 1 foot of water flood in our basement during hurricane Ida. The builder, when constructing the home, allegedly put in a french drain around the perimeter of the home that discharges into a pit in the corner of our basement. The pit has an Everbilt HDS75 (HD brand) 3/4HP sump pump.
After the water was pumped out, I took out the pump to inspect it, and it looks like the plumbing contractor didn't drill the 3/16" weep hole that was noted several times in the instruction manual for the pump. Further more, per the township, rainwater CANNOT discharge into the street, and must be kept on the property. So, all the rain leaders go below grade and discharge into (2) 1000 gallon seepage pits buried in my backyard. The plumbing who installed the sump pump connected the discharge of the pump to a rain leader and so the sump pump discharge is also going into the seepage pit.
When I looked at the construction documents from the city, it was clearly stated that the seepage pits were sized just for hard surface/roof run-off.
Anyway, fast forward to now, and with the spring rains coming, I don't want to be in a similar situation with water rising in my basement.
First and foremost, I took the pump out, and drilled the weep hole that the instructions described. Next, I decided to go and pick up a second sump pump. The second pump I picked up was the same as the first: The Everbilt HDS75. What I would like to do is place the second pump into the same pit, but elevate it on some bricks. This way the float will be a little higher than the original, and should only come on if the primary pump has an issue keeping up with the inflow of water during heave rains.
My question is this: What would be the best way to plumb this together. I currently have a 1.5"PVC discharge pipe going from the existing pump. Before it exits the house, I have increased it to a 2" pipe, and that's what discharges out of the house. I have also disconnected the discharge pipe from my seepage pit, and now have it drain via gravity to the grass, away from my foundation. I have attached a few pictures showing existing conditions, as well as a crude sketch of what I'd like to do. My concern is with the second pipe coming up and over, I don't want to create an air-lock and cause more headaches that I currently have. Plus, I'm sure there are other aspects of this that I haven't even thought of yet, and thus am asking you all for any advice you might have. The other thing is, is that I've only looked/picked up PVC fittings that were available at my local HD. I'm sure that a plumbing specialty store might have fittings that would provide a more elegant/better-working solution/system.
Thank you all in advance for your help/suggestions.
New member hear and just joined, so please pardon me if this is in the wrong section.
My issue is this (excuse the long story, but I feel that some background info may be . I have a home with a finished basement that was built in 2020. Last September (2021) we had approximately 1 foot of water flood in our basement during hurricane Ida. The builder, when constructing the home, allegedly put in a french drain around the perimeter of the home that discharges into a pit in the corner of our basement. The pit has an Everbilt HDS75 (HD brand) 3/4HP sump pump.
After the water was pumped out, I took out the pump to inspect it, and it looks like the plumbing contractor didn't drill the 3/16" weep hole that was noted several times in the instruction manual for the pump. Further more, per the township, rainwater CANNOT discharge into the street, and must be kept on the property. So, all the rain leaders go below grade and discharge into (2) 1000 gallon seepage pits buried in my backyard. The plumbing who installed the sump pump connected the discharge of the pump to a rain leader and so the sump pump discharge is also going into the seepage pit.
When I looked at the construction documents from the city, it was clearly stated that the seepage pits were sized just for hard surface/roof run-off.
Anyway, fast forward to now, and with the spring rains coming, I don't want to be in a similar situation with water rising in my basement.
First and foremost, I took the pump out, and drilled the weep hole that the instructions described. Next, I decided to go and pick up a second sump pump. The second pump I picked up was the same as the first: The Everbilt HDS75. What I would like to do is place the second pump into the same pit, but elevate it on some bricks. This way the float will be a little higher than the original, and should only come on if the primary pump has an issue keeping up with the inflow of water during heave rains.
My question is this: What would be the best way to plumb this together. I currently have a 1.5"PVC discharge pipe going from the existing pump. Before it exits the house, I have increased it to a 2" pipe, and that's what discharges out of the house. I have also disconnected the discharge pipe from my seepage pit, and now have it drain via gravity to the grass, away from my foundation. I have attached a few pictures showing existing conditions, as well as a crude sketch of what I'd like to do. My concern is with the second pipe coming up and over, I don't want to create an air-lock and cause more headaches that I currently have. Plus, I'm sure there are other aspects of this that I haven't even thought of yet, and thus am asking you all for any advice you might have. The other thing is, is that I've only looked/picked up PVC fittings that were available at my local HD. I'm sure that a plumbing specialty store might have fittings that would provide a more elegant/better-working solution/system.
Thank you all in advance for your help/suggestions.
