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newrelm newrelm is offline
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Default Sump pump - help with drainage in winter?

If I understand your situation, you have to switch the drainage hose
periodically to work around the problem with it freezing up? A
prospective buyer might well think that was a problem even if you
explained it to them.

Is it possible to have the sump pump raise the water to a point a foot
or so above ground level while still inside the house, where it's warm
enough that the water won't freeze. Then keep that portion of the run
exposed to the cold all downhill?

If the problem is that it gets below freezing even inside the house
while it's unoccupied, look into a pipe heater. It should only cost
about $30.