Use a french drain.
Connecting sump pump to french drain.
By connecting a sump pump to a french drain s pipes and using the power of gravity as well as electricity you double your home s protection without losing the benefits of either solution.
This is by far the most frequently asked question.
Is there a way to tie the french drain into a to be installed sump pit and pump it out.
Installing an interior french drain in an existing basement is a major project.
A pit is dug at a lowest point in the basement.
Concrete must be broken out which requires drilling through the floor and using a jackhammer.
It is design underground to work swiftly without clogging.
The sump pump is placed in the pit where the water collects.
French drain collects subsurface water it flows to sump pump which lifts it p and sends it out to discharge.
I ve seen details for running it around the outside and base of the footer and connecting via a pipe through the footer.
The sump pump check valve is a section of the discharge line black in the photo to the right.
Sump pumps and french drains as you ve seen have similar installation processes.
The discharge line collects water that is directed by the pump and releases it away from your home.
Therefore as water accumulates it will naturally run toward this area.
A sump pump is another way to manage excess water in the basement of a home.
It carries water from your basement to the outside.
The folks who are asking this are usually trying to find a solution to the flooding that discharging sump pump water into a yard can cause namely flooding of the discharge area.
Sump pumps sit at the lowest point of your basement so that if water gets in it rolls toward the sump pit where it collects.
A french drain has a discharge line which forms the essential part of a sump pump.
Catch basin collect surface water a great comb.
A sump pump check valve.
Can you connect your sump pump line to the sewer.
Say that your system has eight feet of 1 pipe leading straight up from your sump pump before bending.