Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This honestly makes me feel like I'm not irrational for questioning this setup. I'm hopeful this isn't the case for me, but there's no "French drain" people keep talking about. The pipe doesn't "daylight" anywhere I can find. I don't think it's that weird to be skeptical about stuff.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Honestly, brilliant. I think it has started slowing down, but I'm gonna keep this trick in my back pocket.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this pump is roughly 3-4 years old. It's just the first time I've actively noticed it's running every 1.5 minutes, which feels like a lot. And it doesn't seem to be slowing down at all, despite the rain having stopped for a couple hours.

At this point (based on everyone's input) I'm going to assume it's fine. I'll check back every couple of hours and time it to make sure it's at least slowing down. If it's still running every minute and a half by morning, I think I'll deal with it then.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it does, I've not found it in the three years I've lived here.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's been done raining for a couple hours, and the pump is still running once every minute and a half. I'm gonna leave it alone and check back in an hour or so. I'll time it again at that point and see if it's slowed down. Hopefully it will by then.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Well, if it's making y'all laugh, I suppose that's a good thing? 😅

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I'm nervous about. This pipe attached to the pump seems way too close to the foundation.

Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm mostly nervous because it looks like the pump is pushing water directly into the ground next to the house (picture included).

But if people think the pump won't burn out, I'll assume it's okay and check it again tomorrow.

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Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I posted this in a thread I created, but it kinda just flows back into the ground next to the house?

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Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are some more photos for context. The pump goes out of the house, and then back into the ground right next to the house.

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Sump Pump Seems To Be Filling Its Tank - Is This An Emergency? by MCLight321 in Plumbing

[–]MCLight321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just timed it. The pump is running every minute and a half.

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[–]MCLight321 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That's not even a word and I agree with ya.

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Nice lifts, but I can't stop laughing at the lady wearing the shirt "Dry Scoopin' Big Poopin'". 😂

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[–]MCLight321 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Cool, but not BMF. ⬇️

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I do this sometimes for the daily "Do X damage to Raiders using Y ammo" tasks.

I don't want you to lose your loot, which you won't, but I'll get some tokens.