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Jim Elbrecht

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Hi guys. I have a few sump pump pipe questions. My current sump pump
setup is a submersible Zoeller 1/2 or 1/3 hp (don't know the exact
specs on it but I know its low hp) pump. The pipe currently is
basically vertical about 10ft. where it exits the house. It is 1"
pipe. The problem is it exits the house on the wrong side and causes
the ground to be always saturated and wet at the surface. I suspect
the water just seeps back down to my sump, which runs quite a lot. My
neighbor and I am not happy with this situation, since the area from
my sump pump to where it runs to the back of our lots, it is muddy and
wet all the time along the border of our lots.

The other side of my house goes downhill to a creek, and would be a
much better place to send the sump pump water.
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Before you do any plumbing. . . Is the creek lower than the floor in
your basement? Do you own the property? Is there any reason you
can't trench from your sump hole to the creek?

I fought with sump pumps for years. [they were in when I bought the
house] About 5 yrs ago I realized that three days of digging, $50 in
pipe, and I never have to run a sump pump again. Works without
electricity, needs no maintenance.

Jim