Hi all,
I have been in my newly constructed house for about 4 months now. I have noticed that the water level in my sump in the basement never goes below about 8 inches below the top of my sump. The exception is when the sump pump kicks on which pumps out the sump. But the sump immediately refills with water squirting through the holes in the side of the sump crock down towards the bottom. The water continues coming into the sump crock until it is just below the point the sump would turn back on and then I guess the pressure equalizes and the water stops. The sump pump doesn't kick on again for a while, when the water level rises above the kick on point. I haven't noticed the sump pump running more than one would expect so it must take a while for the water to rise that extra few inches. The sump has a pressure switch rather than a float. Basically this is telling me that there is always water 8 inches or so under my basement floor that never dries out even with 2 weeks of no rain.
My builder has told me this is normal and will improve as more houses are put in with pumps that are taking water out of the ground. Six more houses have been built since then with no change in what I see in my basement. This is my first basement so I am clueless as to if this is normal or not. Is this a normal situation as the builder says? Please reply in the news group.
Thanks,
Marty