any reason I couldn't tap into a French drain to use it as a basement floor drain?

Jul 06, 2004 3 Replies

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PH 22 years ago

My water treatment equipment and hot water heater are at the opposite end of the basement from the sump, which seem to be hooked to a French drain. There is about an inch of blue styrofoam all around the perimeter of the basement; when I busted a few chunks of it out I saw crushed rock underneath.

I'm thinking about somehow setting up a system to drain the equipment to the crushed rock below the floor. This would save a bunch of shop-vaccing water off the floor when I have to break fittings for maintenance, or if something breaks.

Any problems with such an approach?

Thanks, Pete.

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Speedy Jim 22 years ago

I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. Sounds like the "French drain" was installed at a later date as a means of "waterproofing" the basement. The system should handle a generous quantity of water.

Jim

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