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One thing led to another and I just ended up installing another sump/french drain in that corner. Currently just for the sake of getting it done I just have a 90 deg elbow throwing the water straight down on the side of the house/yard. I'm thinking about how I want to pipe it away from the...

They are not. It falls directly on to a cement walkway that's busted up where it meets the foundation that is tilting back towards the house... Just tonight I said I needed to pipe the water away. Although it might be a little challenging as the yard goes up before down, which I guess I could...

I'm back, after cutting up the basement floor and replacing a bunch of broken cast iron piping things were going real well. Ran the washer for about a month, plus the kitchen sink uses this run as well. However it rained today and the hole was full of clean clear water. Close to where I'm...

Thanks for the reply, I have a feeling it's going to come down to something similar as you had. Wet vacing the water would be good, wanted to but didn't have one handy. I'll likely still do it to be safe but, it takes a decent amount of water down the drain before it starts coming up through the...

Summary: Water leaks from where wall meets floor when washer drains. Smells of sewage, appears to be earth/clay 1.5'-2.0' down washer drain. Trying to identify issue, may cut up concrete soon. Washer in the basement 100+ year old construction. Washer drain goes directly into the...