Hi all,
I just moved to a house and getting familiar with sump pumps which I didn't really know. I'm attaching a picture of the sump pit. My question is why this never dries? Where does the water usually come from? I understand sump pumps are there to take the water out but is there anything that can be done to prevent water coming in the first place? I noticed that when it rains the level raises. Whenever I remove the water from the pit it quickly fills up again but to the level the picture shows doesn't go above, is that normal? What can be wrong with this house? I took the sump pump from the deeper pit because it was running every 10 seconds unnecessarily because is not really flooding, water just get to the level in the picture and the pump still activates from that location im guessing.
I appreciate your help. Trying to educate myself.
I just moved to a house and getting familiar with sump pumps which I didn't really know. I'm attaching a picture of the sump pit. My question is why this never dries? Where does the water usually come from? I understand sump pumps are there to take the water out but is there anything that can be done to prevent water coming in the first place? I noticed that when it rains the level raises. Whenever I remove the water from the pit it quickly fills up again but to the level the picture shows doesn't go above, is that normal? What can be wrong with this house? I took the sump pump from the deeper pit because it was running every 10 seconds unnecessarily because is not really flooding, water just get to the level in the picture and the pump still activates from that location im guessing.
I appreciate your help. Trying to educate myself.