markfothebeast
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I've read about it being illegal to have a sump pump routed to a city sewer drain in the home but how about a natural spring in the basement?
Yes, this basement has a 55 gallon plastic drum with the bottom cut out embeded in the concrete that fills with spring water. I've never seen anything like this before. It fills up and the pump kicks on. It than enters a plastic bin on the other end of the basement where the water evaporates over time.
I'd like to eliminate this long pump hose running across the basement as well as the plastic bin that the water evaporates in. I'd like to run it to directly to PVC pipe and drain it into the home drainage where the water will go to the city sewer. It only appears to be 10-15 gallons over a period of a few days or so in the spring time. Most other times it doesn't get too high where it floods the basement or bin.
This is my buddy's place that I'm doing a bit of work on. It's a late 1800's home. There's even a big tunnel that a woodchuck dug in to a basement dirt wall to access the spring water! I had to giggle when I heard that. I'm always on lookout for a woodchuck coming out of there.
Yes, this basement has a 55 gallon plastic drum with the bottom cut out embeded in the concrete that fills with spring water. I've never seen anything like this before. It fills up and the pump kicks on. It than enters a plastic bin on the other end of the basement where the water evaporates over time.
I'd like to eliminate this long pump hose running across the basement as well as the plastic bin that the water evaporates in. I'd like to run it to directly to PVC pipe and drain it into the home drainage where the water will go to the city sewer. It only appears to be 10-15 gallons over a period of a few days or so in the spring time. Most other times it doesn't get too high where it floods the basement or bin.
This is my buddy's place that I'm doing a bit of work on. It's a late 1800's home. There's even a big tunnel that a woodchuck dug in to a basement dirt wall to access the spring water! I had to giggle when I heard that. I'm always on lookout for a woodchuck coming out of there.