Sump pump leak

[SandEagle]

i don't even know how this works. i got a pipe that come in from the outside into the sump pump. we just had a bad storm and now the pipe is leaking bad near the middle. anyone know what's causing this? where is this water coming from?

gah!! i am going to call a plumber asap but was wondering if anyone in ATOT could help.

 

[Greenman]

Post a pic and I'll tell you how to fix it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

For something like the sump pump I'd get a qualified plumber to be safe.

We had this problem with ours years back, around spring time we'd always get really bad smells in the house we could not figure out why but we narrowed it down to the sump pump. Turned out whoever installed it forgot to put a P trap so the air from the sewers were seeping through.

In your case it sounds like it might be more serious though, so yeah I'd get someone to check it.

 

[mozirry]

Interesting, pics needed.

You need to go find where the pipe exits into your lawn and make sure it isn't waffling in a pool

 

[SandEagle]

it was an easy fix, i ended up paying a $55 service charge for it.

the problem was that the pipe takes the water UP from the sump pump, not down like I thought. It was a leak in the check valve. plumber just place two ringers together and tightened up the pipes. all is well and lesson learned.

 

[slag]

for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: slag
for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

He thought it pumped the water down, not up. Methinks the learning curve would have been steep. Honestly, there's really very little in terms of plumbing or electricity in an average home that a homeowner shouldn't be able to repair on his own. However, that so many people have no interest in learning such simple skills, it helps fuel the economy by employing lots of plumbers and electricians.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
it was an easy fix, i ended up paying a $55 service charge for it.

the problem was that the pipe takes the water UP from the sump pump, not down like I thought. It was a leak in the check valve. plumber just place two ringers together and tightened up the pipes. all is well and lesson learned.

Sounds good, that was a very reasonable bill. I bet you learned a few things too.

 

[boomer6447]

I got a call from the GF yesterday...she heard a bubbling sound in the crawl space....I got home, had about 8-10 inches of standing water in the crawlspace and the discharge pipe from the sump pump had become disconnected..so the water it was trying to discharge was just being shot up into the air.....big fun huh?
I got under there (after putting on some old clothes), unplugged it (always fun thing to do in standing water), reconnected the discharge pipe that runs the entire length of my house and discharges god knows where, plugged it back in, and now it is (hopefully) pumping the water out (to god knows where)...

I have a septic system in front of the house, the well in the back, and this pipe goes to somewhere on the side of the house, but from the outside, I cannot tell where...

Anyway..Lots of melting snow, 2-3 inches of rain in one day and the ground being soaked in Indiana = Wet crawlspace.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: slag
for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

He thought it pumped the water down, not up. Methinks the learning curve would have been steep. Honestly, there's really very little in terms of plumbing or electricity in an average home that a homeowner shouldn't be able to repair on his own. However, that so many people have no interest in learning such simple skills, it helps fuel the economy by employing lots of plumbers and electricians.

:laugh:

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: slag
for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

He thought it pumped the water down, not up. Methinks the learning curve would have been steep. Honestly, there's really very little in terms of plumbing or electricity in an average home that a homeowner shouldn't be able to repair on his own. However, that so many people have no interest in learning such simple skills, it helps fuel the economy by employing lots of plumbers and electricians.

:laugh:

damn, u guys are cruel i bought my first home 3 years ago and NEVER checked on the sump pump.. i didnt even know wtf it was for. now i do, and i can damn sho fix it myself next time.

im in IT, not a plumber. is it funny that i can charge $80 to install a stick of memory for a user? im sure they dont care since, like u said, people dont want to learn simple skills that dont relate to their everyday life.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: slag
for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

He thought it pumped the water down, not up. Methinks the learning curve would have been steep. Honestly, there's really very little in terms of plumbing or electricity in an average home that a homeowner shouldn't be able to repair on his own. However, that so many people have no interest in learning such simple skills, it helps fuel the economy by employing lots of plumbers and electricians.

Some things have enough potential to cause massive damage that even if you're willing and able to learn how to do it, it may make sense to hire a professional.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: SandEagle

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: slag
for 55 bucks.. lol

a little investigating and troubleshooting would have saved you some money.

this was an easy fix.

He thought it pumped the water down, not up. Methinks the learning curve would have been steep. Honestly, there's really very little in terms of plumbing or electricity in an average home that a homeowner shouldn't be able to repair on his own. However, that so many people have no interest in learning such simple skills, it helps fuel the economy by employing lots of plumbers and electricians.

:laugh:

damn, u guys are cruel i bought my first home 3 years ago and NEVER checked on the sump pump.. i didnt even know wtf it was for. now i do, and i can damn sho fix it myself next time.

im in IT, not a plumber. is it funny that i can charge $80 to install a stick of memory for a user? im sure they dont care since, like u said, people dont want to learn simple skills that dont relate to their everyday life.

Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I was being mean, but you're right, and $80 to install a stick of memory is the perfect analogy.

Some things have enough potential to cause massive damage that even if you're willing and able to learn how to do it, it may make sense to hire a professional.

Such as?

 

[GregGreen]

Plumbers stay in business because two out of five people could fix that themselves, two of the other five would just not be able to fix it, and one would totally fuck it up entirely trying to fix it...

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: mugs
Some things have enough potential to cause massive damage

That's why houses are equipped with circuit breakers / fuse boxes and water shut off valves

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
is it funny that i can charge $80 to install a stick of memory for a user?

That should be your motivation to learn more about your home and it's inner (so to speak) workings! You know how much money you make off of others when they pay you a ton of money for simple things. Remember : there isn't much you can't learn