Yard drainage/flooding issue..need to pump water. HELP?
lithnights
12 years ago
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Yardvaark
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Flooded Pump Box Will pumps be okay?
Comments (33)Thanks Mike. I suspected as much. The manual that came with my pump says its a Sequel 750 series 4250SQL13 but I can't find a picture of it on the MDM site. It looks more like the Sequence 1000 series pumps as is that color. The newer Sequels are bronze colored--mine is black. I bought it in 2006 so I think it was a older model of the new Sequel pumps which have 3 variable speed impellers. It's a 1/8hp motor runs on max 175Watts. According to the pump flow curve at 8ft of head it should be pumping 2500GPH, at 5 ft about 3200. Havn't had a problem with the flow now that I added a midwater drain to my sc and running only this pump on the sc. Would you recommend that I pull the pump now and have the bearings checked or wait until the end of Oct (end of our season). With the pump house covers on I can't hear the pump but will check it regularly. Don't want to burn out the motor! As for arcing breakers--had them installed in my house last fall when doing renovations. It's code here now and the inspector won't pass if not installed for bedrooms. Mine have a yellow sticker on them and a yellow test button like the GFC plug (except that is red). They are expensive--something like $120CD each. The GFC breaker has blue switches compared to the black on the normal breakers. They are also expensive. When I did the reno's on my kitchen, livingroom and bathroom upstairs installed new wiring as the old stuff was only 2 prong. Kitchen plugs near the sink have to have GFC plug and a GFCbreaker on the line. My pond plug has the GFC plug and a breaker but it was mistakenly wired to the same circuit as the furnace which is maybe why the breaker was put in. Thanks for your help. Patti...See MoreWater flooded yard while irrigation on, from pipe in my yard
Comments (1)Hi Chic, Do all the heads work while this pipe pumps water? Is it just one zone or others as well? Does it have a finished or rough end? Cap the pipe and see if that take care of it. A cap may have come off it from water hammer. Check around the area for a cap and glue it back on. Aloha...See MoreGarden help for sump pump drainage
Comments (2)Hey there, I think the problem is you are discharging the water into a raised area. Ideally, it would be going into a sunken area. The best thing would be to set up a rain garden to catch excess water from landscape drainage or your sump pump. Rain gardens can be very beautiful. The best thing is to use native plants. They have to be adapted to intermittent flooding. Here are some links that might help. http://www.water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/raingardens.html Here is a link that might be useful: Native Plant Society Rain Garden...See MoreFlooding back yard- need help!
Comments (3)I generally agree with the last sketch of Doug's, that a low retaining wall would be of great benefit, or essential to solving the problem. You'd have to decide how much paving you'd prefer. It could be a landing similar to what you have, a walk or a patio, though the latter is not a requirement to solving the drainage. Mainly, the grade needs to slope downhlll as it travels away from the building. If it simultaneously slopes (at all) toward the path, then you'd better pave the path on account of it's being used as a drainage "conduit." If it slopes away from the path, too, then you just need a landing at the door. Part of the equation depends on how much you use the path and for what. Grass doesn't hold up to heavy traffic ... especially when wet. Make sure the regrading extends far enough away from the house that water will reach the point where it is carried from the yard. It can't be blocked at any point. It looks like your house is high enough from the low ground that this should not be a problem....See Morewetiniowa
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