Hey, all,
Thanks again for the advice. Just figured to give an update. Seems three unrelated and weird coincidences converged at the same time. And yes, the pool does seem to be a red herring.
First seems to have been a minor blockage in the trap in the basement. This just conveniently...
Again my thanks.
And yes, I am hooked to a sewage system, not a septic system.
It also occurred to me that the city does a Spring and Fall flush of the mains, and this problem, while it began before the flushing, got worse after the flushing.
The plot thickens, evidently.
Thank you also for...
Thank you both!
And as my username indicates, I'm pretty plumbing illiterate, so pardon the additional questions.
Nealtw, you noted a leak between the house and street. The street is on the west side, while the leak is on the east side---how would that happen?
Also, water never comes in when...
All,
My first post here, and hope it's a worthy one.
We have a leak in the east wall near the NE corner of a partially finished cinder block basement that is as systematic and orderly as it is bizarre and inexplicable. In short, it leaks during three months of the year, it leaks with...