Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

"Sri" wrote in message
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Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.


It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the float
switch?

In article .com, Sri says...

Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.


It the water level not raising once it gets to the height of the output from the
drain tiles? If so, that's because it takes quite a lot of water to fill the
tile system.

Banty

"Banty" wrote in message
...
In article .com, Sri
says...

Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.


It the water level not raising once it gets to the height of the output
from the
drain tiles? If so, that's because it takes quite a lot of water to fill
the
tile system.

Banty

Plus most basement floors are built over about 6" of loose gravel. It can
take several hours, depending on the water flow, to fill all the gravel
under the floor and around the foundation. It is not good to allow the water
to fill this area as it will then start soaking in through the concrete or
seeping up through cracks and openings, and then it will take quite a while
to dry out again adding humidity to the basement which can cause moulds to
grow.

For a dry basement keep that water level down in the sump and let the pump
remove all that keeps pouring in. Don't play with a system that is working.

On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water. Thanks.

"Sri" wrote in message
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On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of
the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be
happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the
float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water. Thanks.


It may be coming in from above, but leveling off at the ground water level.
As others have suggested it may be possible that the water is filling up
crevices and cavities under your floor. Wait overnight and see how high the
water gets.

I grew up in a house that had an underground stream running below it. We
always knew what the ground water level was by the water height in our two
sump holes. Sometimes it didn't rain for weeks, but we still had water in
the sump holes though it was at a lower level.

On May 17, 12:11 am, Sri wrote:
Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

Maybe the water is being siphoned out?

On May 17, 2:15 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of
the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be
happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the
float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water. Thanks.

It may be coming in from above, but leveling off at the ground water level.
As others have suggested it may be possible that the water is filling up
crevices and cavities under your floor. Wait overnight and see how high the
water gets.

I grew up in a house that had an underground stream running below it. We
always knew what the ground water level was by the water height in our two
sump holes. Sometimes it didn't rain for weeks, but we still had water in
the sump holes though it was at a lower level.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When we had the water on the basement floor, water coming thru the
drain tiles pipe was so fast that the sump pump would turn on every 5
minutes because there was so much water that it was not able to level
out. Now the water stopped coming thru the cracks on the floor, but
still water keeps coming into the sump pit thru the pipe. Even though
we wait overnight, it does not seem to raise at all to a point where
it has to drain off. I think we need to wait for one more week and see
if the water still stays in the sump pit.

On May 17, 2:15 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

roups.com...

Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of
the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be
happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the
float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water. Thanks.

It may be coming in from above, but leveling off at the ground water level.
As others have suggested it may be possible that the water is filling up
crevices and cavities under your floor. Wait overnight and see how high the
water gets.

I grew up in a house that had an underground stream running below it. We
always knew what the ground water level was by the water height in our two
sump holes. Sometimes it didn't rain for weeks, but we still had water in
the sump holes though it was at a lower level.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When we had the water on the basement floor, water coming thru the
drain tiles pipe was so fast that the sump pump would turn on every 5
minutes because there was so much water that it was not able to level
out. Now the water stopped coming thru the cracks on the floor, but
still water keeps coming into the sump pit thru the pipe. Even though
we wait overnight, it does not seem to raise at all to a point where
it has to drain off. I think we need to wait for one more week and see
if the water still stays in the sump pit.

"Sri" wrote in message
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On May 17, 2:15 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

roups.com...

Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the
drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up
every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular
level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source
thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises
and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The
second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much
water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks
off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going
thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water
level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the
level of
the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now.
Be
happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the
float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water.
Thanks.

It may be coming in from above, but leveling off at the ground water
level.
As others have suggested it may be possible that the water is filling up
crevices and cavities under your floor. Wait overnight and see how high
the
water gets.

I grew up in a house that had an underground stream running below it.
We
always knew what the ground water level was by the water height in our
two
sump holes. Sometimes it didn't rain for weeks, but we still had water
in
the sump holes though it was at a lower level.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When we had the water on the basement floor, water coming thru the
drain tiles pipe was so fast that the sump pump would turn on every 5
minutes because there was so much water that it was not able to level
out. Now the water stopped coming thru the cracks on the floor, but
still water keeps coming into the sump pit thru the pipe. Even though
we wait overnight, it does not seem to raise at all to a point where
it has to drain off. I think we need to wait for one more week and see
if the water still stays in the sump pit.


It sounds as though that is the level of the ground water. Use a stick and
measure it every day to see if it goes down.

In article om, Sri says...

On May 17, 2:15 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

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On May 17, 5:16 am, "John Grabowski" wrote:
"Sri" wrote in message

roups.com...

Hi,
We have a sump pit and pump in our basement. Because of the heavy
rains recently, we are getting water into the sump pit from the drain
tiles. The water is still coming into the pit, the pit fills up every
15minutes or so. The problem is, after reaching a particular level,
the water level does not raise anymore even though there is water
coming into it thru the pipe from drail tiles. It just stops at a
particular level. The sump pump is connected to the power source thru
floater. When we disconnect the floater and connect the sump pump
directly to the power and drain out the water in the pit and again
connect it to the floater power, the next time water level raises and
reaches a level where the floater kicks off the sump pump. The second
time onwards, the water level remains same no matter how much water
comes from the pipe connected to drain tiles. Where is this water
going? Why does not it raise to a level where the floater kicks off
the sump pump? The pit liner is perforated. Is the water going thru
these holes into the ground? If so, at some point it water level
should raise. But even after an hour of observation, the water level
does not raise. Please help us understand whats happening.
Thanks.

It sounds as though the water in the pit is leveling off at the level of
the
ground water. Your water table is probably quite high right now. Be
happy
that the water is not going higher. Is there any way to adjust the
float
switch?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for your reply. There is no way to adjust the float switch for
our pump. But because of the heavy rain recently, we had water into
our basement. Water was seeping thru the floor cracks and floor-wall
joints. Is it because of the ground water level raised at one point?
We are not sure if it is the surface water or the ground water. Thanks.

It may be coming in from above, but leveling off at the ground water level.
As others have suggested it may be possible that the water is filling up
crevices and cavities under your floor. Wait overnight and see how high the
water gets.

I grew up in a house that had an underground stream running below it. We
always knew what the ground water level was by the water height in our two
sump holes. Sometimes it didn't rain for weeks, but we still had water in
the sump holes though it was at a lower level.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When we had the water on the basement floor, water coming thru the
drain tiles pipe was so fast that the sump pump would turn on every 5
minutes because there was so much water that it was not able to level
out. Now the water stopped coming thru the cracks on the floor, but
still water keeps coming into the sump pit thru the pipe. Even though
we wait overnight, it does not seem to raise at all to a point where
it has to drain off. I think we need to wait for one more week and see
if the water still stays in the sump pit.


Sounds like the ground water level is still high, then.

IT's not unusual for water to be always in the sump pit. IT's just that you
haven't experienced rains like the recent ones and such a high water table
level.

Banty

How far below the floor is the water when it trips the pump on? If
it's set to come on when it's too high, that could contribute to water
showing up on the floor in parts of the basement.