water in my sump!

[Toller]

About 2 months ago I asked about removing my sump pump and covering the sump over, since I haven't had water in it for the 13 years I lived here. After

2 days of extremely heavy rain I got water for the first time. It was only 5 inches and wasn't enough to start the pump, but it was water. You ought to see the creek down below my house...

I could have covered it over, as it would take another foot 19 inches to reach the floor, but now I am not so sure. I suppose if it came up another 19 inches it would also be coming in through the doors and the sump wouldn't matter. But it is something to think about.

[Tom The Great]

err.....thx.

tom

[Jack]

Well think before you cover it over!!!! It was put there for a purpose and friend you have no way of knowing when it could serve its purpose well. So think again.!!!!

[Harry K]

Cover it over as in "permanently seal it"? No. Put a removable cover on it. Sure.

I don't recall if it was mentioned in the other thread. If you have a sump that rarely runs, you should make a check occasionally to see if the pump will still run. Either manually activate the float or run water in until it does activate. The time to discover you have a problem is not when you have water overflowing the sump.

Harry K

[Toller]

Good advice. I just replaced it because I tested the old pump and it didn't work! I debated long and hard over whether to bother, but found one at 70% off at a going-out-of-business sale.

In fact, I am going to go test the sucker now. With some natural water in it, I might be able to get enough water in to pump something!