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Topic	My sump pump died, and now the basement is trying to flood
treewojima 01/25/20 7:58:25 PM #8:	Valjackal posted... Willy_Lopez posted... how does this work, your basement always fills up with water so you requires sump pump? is this how all basements are? i dont know basements Typically houses at the bottom of an incline or in areas when it rains a lot have one to help divert water away from the house to help prevent moisture from seeping into the basement. Yeah, there's a pipe with some holes in it running all around the perimeter that feeds into the sump, which pumps it out. We're also on a bit of an incline and there's a creek next to our property line, so ground water naturally flows down to there. <cite>treewojima posted [p:933480524] in My sump pu... [t:78360021]...</cite> <quote>Valjackal posted...</cite> <quote>Willy_Lopez posted...</cite> <quote> how does this work, your basement always fills up with water so you requires sump pump? is this how all basements are? i dont know basements </quote> Typically houses at the bottom of an incline or in areas when it rains a lot have one to help divert water away from the house to help prevent moisture from seeping into the basement.</quote> Yeah, there's a pipe with some holes in it running all around the perimeter that feeds into the sump, which pumps it out. We're also on a bit of an incline and there's a creek next to our property line, so ground water naturally flows down to there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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