On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:44:00 -0400, "EXT"
wrote:

He didn't say the sump was overflowing, just commented that water was
appearing on the floor some distance away from the sump which he said was
running constantly -- does this mean continuously without a break or just
running most of the time but not all.

I don't know if he knows this, but the word for the second meaning is
continual. Easy to remember if you can recall the word interval which
also ends in -al. Continuous means without a break.

This water means either it overflowed
without him noticing, or it is leaking in from somewhere at or by the wall
or up through the floor. Good drainage piping or under floor gravel would
allow the water to find the pump without appearing elsewhere. The lack of
observation and a poor description of what is installed makes it impossible
to diagnose over the internet.