Any advice on sump pump

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We had Basement Systems USA install a new sump pump and a dehumidifier/air

purifier in our basement and we are thrilled. Sump pump is all enclosed in a

big plastic container. No smell, no standing water and a battery back up.

_http://www.basementsystems.com/_ (http://www.basementsystems.com/) You can

enter

your zip code and find a dealer near you. If you want any more info please

let me know. We are very pleased with ours. We had 5 different companies out

before going with Basement Systems.

Sue

I have a sump pump in basement. It never empties completely. It

always has water in it. Air from basement mixes with whole house by

way house is designed. Any ideas on this. It has an opening on

top. I thought of covering it with plastic but wonder if air down

there would be nastier if fresh air isn't able to get down into that

thing. I hate it. So far I've been occasionally putting vinegar

down there to less hospitable to critters and a sticky trap next to

it. Of course concern is mold or bacteria growing in water since it

never dries out.

I called about a dozen 'waterproofing experts' in to advice me on

leaky wall about 4-5 years ago and this is what I got, something

that keeps the FLOOR dry but wall stays damp. Drylock paint I put

over wall area after I cleaned it with water and bleach then peeled

off there only...rest of basement walls stayed painted so I am

assuming it peeled off due to dampness. I see no mold on wall

though but if inside of cinder block is still getting wet, there

probably is mold there, which is now channels so water can flow

through cinder block down into sump pump. If water can flow, so can

air when it isn't wet. Tree root had broken cinder block there and

it should have been repaired from outside. Later I had someone go

down and repair on outside but just went 18 inches down but need to

do it over again and go all the way to footer since we did other

side that way and it held up.

Anyway, foundation man gave me 'guarantee to stay dry' warranty, but

didn't notice wording says " floor " , not wall. I never mentioned

floor to him, kept pointing and talking about the moldy wall! It

was after this experience I decided not to turn depend on pros

anymore, but look into things myself first. Within a few hours of

reading online I read that up in the hills like I am situated should

never need a sump pump unless there is a stream nearby, which there

isn't. Sump pumps are necessary only in low lands that are swampy,

constantly wet. Water here was due to small amount of broken

concrete from tree roots, so now system 'channels water deliberately

through wall and into sump pump and holds it there, like having a

dirty little pond in house with me. Prior to that, small amount of

water that got into house on days of a hard rain trickled across

floor which was properly graded and fell into drain and out of

house.

Anyway, I haven't been doing very well back in house so looking for

areas that might be causing me trouble and wondering about the sump

pump. I guess I could switch to chlorine bleach but wonder if that

is too strong to have standing water pit of with chlorine bleach in

it always, so have been using vinegar.

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I have a sump pump in basement. It never empties completely. It

always has water in it. Air from basement mixes with whole house by

way house is designed. Any ideas on this. It has an opening on

top. I thought of covering it with plastic but wonder if air down

there would be nastier if fresh air isn't able to get down into that

thing. I hate it. So far I've been occasionally putting vinegar

down there to less hospitable to critters and a sticky trap next to

it. Of course concern is mold or bacteria growing in water since it

never dries out.

I called about a dozen 'waterproofing experts' in to advice me on

leaky wall about 4-5 years ago and this is what I got, something

that keeps the FLOOR dry but wall stays damp. Drylock paint I put

over wall area after I cleaned it with water and bleach then peeled

off there only...rest of basement walls stayed painted so I am

assuming it peeled off due to dampness. I see no mold on wall

though but if inside of cinder block is still getting wet, there

probably is mold there, which is now channels so water can flow

through cinder block down into sump pump. If water can flow, so can

air when it isn't wet. Tree root had broken cinder block there and

it should have been repaired from outside. Later I had someone go

down and repair on outside but just went 18 inches down but need to

do it over again and go all the way to footer since we did other

side that way and it held up.

Anyway, foundation man gave me 'guarantee to stay dry' warranty, but

didn't notice wording says " floor " , not wall. I never mentioned

floor to him, kept pointing and talking about the moldy wall! It

was after this experience I decided not to turn depend on pros

anymore, but look into things myself first. Within a few hours of

reading online I read that up in the hills like I am situated should

never need a sump pump unless there is a stream nearby, which there

isn't. Sump pumps are necessary only in low lands that are swampy,

constantly wet. Water here was due to small amount of broken

concrete from tree roots, so now system 'channels water deliberately

through wall and into sump pump and holds it there, like having a

dirty little pond in house with me. Prior to that, small amount of

water that got into house on days of a hard rain trickled across

floor which was properly graded and fell into drain and out of

house.

Anyway, I haven't been doing very well back in house so looking for

areas that might be causing me trouble and wondering about the sump

pump. I guess I could switch to chlorine bleach but wonder if that

is too strong to have standing water pit of with chlorine bleach in

it always, so have been using vinegar.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sue. There is a dealer near here I will see about this. I

don't like the sump pump at all, but perhaps a better one will

help. Did you have a leak in basement or did you put it in as a

safety matter due to your knowledge of water damage problems?

>

>

> We had Basement Systems USA install a new sump pump and a

dehumidifier/air

> purifier in our basement and we are thrilled. Sump pump is all

enclosed in a

> big plastic container. No smell, no standing water and a battery

back up.

> _http://www.basementsystems.com/_

(http://www.basementsystems.com/) You can enter

> your zip code and find a dealer near you. If you want any more

info please

> let me know. We are very pleased with ours. We had 5 different

companies out

> before going with Basement Systems.

> Sue

> I have a sump pump in basement. It never empties completely. It

> always has water in it. Air from basement mixes with whole house

by

> way house is designed. Any ideas on this. It has an opening on

> top. I thought of covering it with plastic but wonder if air down

> there would be nastier if fresh air isn't able to get down into

that

> thing. I hate it. So far I've been occasionally putting vinegar

> down there to less hospitable to critters and a sticky trap next

to

> it. Of course concern is mold or bacteria growing in water since

it

> never dries out.

>

> I called about a dozen 'waterproofing experts' in to advice me on

> leaky wall about 4-5 years ago and this is what I got, something

> that keeps the FLOOR dry but wall stays damp. Drylock paint I put

> over wall area after I cleaned it with water and bleach then

peeled

> off there only...rest of basement walls stayed painted so I am

> assuming it peeled off due to dampness. I see no mold on wall

> though but if inside of cinder block is still getting wet, there

> probably is mold there, which is now channels so water can flow

> through cinder block down into sump pump. If water can flow, so

can

> air when it isn't wet. Tree root had broken cinder block there

and

> it should have been repaired from outside. Later I had someone go

> down and repair on outside but just went 18 inches down but need

to

> do it over again and go all the way to footer since we did other

> side that way and it held up.

>

> Anyway, foundation man gave me 'guarantee to stay dry' warranty,

but

> didn't notice wording says " floor " , not wall. I never mentioned

> floor to him, kept pointing and talking about the moldy wall! It

> was after this experience I decided not to turn depend on pros

> anymore, but look into things myself first. Within a few hours of

> reading online I read that up in the hills like I am situated

should

> never need a sump pump unless there is a stream nearby, which

there

> isn't. Sump pumps are necessary only in low lands that are

swampy,

> constantly wet. Water here was due to small amount of broken

> concrete from tree roots, so now system 'channels water

deliberately

> through wall and into sump pump and holds it there, like having a

> dirty little pond in house with me. Prior to that, small amount

of

> water that got into house on days of a hard rain trickled across

> floor which was properly graded and fell into drain and out of

> house.

>

> Anyway, I haven't been doing very well back in house so looking

for

> areas that might be causing me trouble and wondering about the

sump

> pump. I guess I could switch to chlorine bleach but wonder if

that

> is too strong to have standing water pit of with chlorine bleach

in

> it always, so have been using vinegar.

>

>

>

>

>

> ************************************** See what's new at

http://www.aol.com

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