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Default water in basement (continued)

On Apr 29, 10:28 am, "Toller" wrote:
So, I am about to give up


It sounds like you posted all the details earlier. For those of us who
don't remember it, can you repost?


2 weeks ago, during the noreaster, my basement got flooded (about a
foot of water). I don't have a sump pump, and during previous five
years (I bought the house 5 years ago) everything was mostly
allright, although once I saw a small pool of water sipping through
the floor. I wiped it off then, and that was it. Apparently
everything was more or less OK during the previous 40 years since the
house was built.

I use a utility pump to get rid of water, but the water keeps comming
back through the floor (apparently because of the raised water
table). The first five days since the main event were dry and hot, so
I almost got rid of water, but then there was one more rainy day, and
again I had about 3 in of water... Now, three days later, I am down
to half an inch, but tomorrow, according to the forcast, is gonna rain
again

Also I have a separate crawl space, and even though it's floor level
is higher, there is more water in the lowest part of it...

Thanks for any advice,
Arkadiy