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Default Crack in Basement Floor Seeping Water

On Apr 11, 7:54 am, Roy Starrin wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:28:37 -0700 (PDT), "Kevin G."Also, I do have a sump pump already in place, and it kicks on every
2-3 minutes. Not sure why this is not removing most or all of the
water from around/beneath my foundation.


Is the outflow well clear of the foundation?


I'm not quite sure what an outflow well is, but if you're referring to
the place to where the water from the sump goes, that is an
underground sewer about 50 feet away from my house hear the street.
Ironically, about a year ago, we were having problems where my sump
pump did not seem to be working properly (it would never shut off) and
it was discovered that the sump pipes underground that lead to this
sewer were clogged and cracked due to tree roots and they had to be
replaced.