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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Blattus_Slaf on February 15, 2008, 10:52 am
I have this 1940's era house. It has a cellar drain in the cement floor
that goes all around the basement and out to a banking across the
driveway. There is another pipe about a foot off the floor coming in the
north wall that is draining water into my cellar drain and it goes back
out the outside drain. The odd thing is that this drain pipe coming into
the north wall almost never stops running. I think it stopped for one
month late last summer. For 11 months it continuously runs. It runs
faster during spring thaws and after heave rains.
Well my 2 questions are, why didn't they route this drain around the
outside of the building when they put it in? And where the hell is all
the water coming from? It's annoying hearing it run all the time. This
can't be a common set up.
--
Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8

Posted by ransley on February 15, 2008, 11:30 am
On Feb 15, 9:52=A0am, "Blattus Slafaly =A3 =A5 0/00 :)"
> I have this 1940's era house. It has a cellar drain in the cement floor
> that goes all around the basement and out to a banking across the
> driveway. There is another pipe about a foot off the floor coming in the
> north wall that is draining water into my cellar drain and it goes back
> out the outside drain. The odd thing is that this drain pipe coming into
> the north wall almost never stops running. I think it stopped for one
> month late last summer. For 11 months it continuously runs. It runs
> faster during spring thaws and after heave rains.
> Well my 2 questions are, why didn't they route this drain around the
> outside of the building when they put it in? And where the hell is all
> the water coming from? It's annoying hearing it run all the time. This
> can't be a common set up.
> --
> Blattus Slafaly =A0? 3 =A0 =A0 :) =A07/8

It might be a drain tile system, you are lucky you dont pay to pump it
out, it seems to be working since you dont flood.

Posted by alphaz on February 15, 2008, 4:12 pm
> On Feb 15, 9:52 am, "Blattus Slafaly =A3 =A5 0/00 :)"
>
> > I have this 1940's era house. It has a cellar drain in the cement floor
> > that goes all around the basement and out to a banking across the
> > driveway. There is another pipe about a foot off the floor coming in the=

> > north wall that is draining water into my cellar drain and it goes back
> > out the outside drain. The odd thing is that this drain pipe coming into=

> > the north wall almost never stops running. I think it stopped for one
> > month late last summer. For 11 months it continuously runs. It runs
> > faster during spring thaws and after heave rains.
> > Well my 2 questions are, why didn't they route this drain around the
> > outside of the building when they put it in? And where the hell is all
> > the water coming from? It's annoying hearing it run all the time. This
> > can't be a common set up.
> > --
> > Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8
>
> It might be a drain tile system, you are lucky you dont pay to pump it
> out, it seems to be working since you dont flood.

My guess is that the drain pipe is there to ease the backup of water
from the earth behind your basement wall, and it was probably
installed after the basement was constructed. If the incoming water is
taken out through the floor drains no problem. Noise! Have you
considered lining the walls and floor as ie. a DIY project using-
Platon Damp Damp-Proofing membrane, put in a search in Google for
Platon. Very easy to install and particularly as your basement
already has the necessary drainage. The cmpleated project will give
you a completely dry habitable basement for very little cost.
Regards
Joe. (inventor of the Platon Sealed System)

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 15, 2008, 5:00 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 15, 9:52 am, "Blattus Slafaly =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD 0/00 :)"
>
> > > I have this 1940's era house. It has a cellar drain in the cement floo=
r
> > > that goes all around the basement and out to a banking across the
> > > driveway. There is another pipe about a foot off the floor coming in t=
he
> > > north wall that is draining water into my cellar drain and it goes bac=
k
> > > out the outside drain. The odd thing is that this drain pipe coming in=
to
> > > the north wall almost never stops running. I think it stopped for one
> > > month late last summer. For 11 months it continuously runs. It runs
> > > faster during spring thaws and after heave rains.
> > > Well my 2 questions are, why didn't they route this drain around the
> > > outside of the building when they put it in? And where the hell is all=

> > > the water coming from? It's annoying hearing it run all the time. This=

> > > can't be a common set up.
> > > --
> > > Blattus Slafaly =EF=BF=BD? 3 =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD :) =EF=BF=BD7/8
>
> > It might be a drain tile system, you are lucky you dont pay to pump it
> > out, it seems to be working since you dont flood.
>
> My guess is that the drain pipe is there to ease the backup of water
> from the earth behind your basement wall, and it was probably
> installed after the basement was constructed. If the incoming water is
> taken out through the floor drains no problem. Noise! Have you
> considered lining the walls and floor as ie. a DIY project using-
> Platon Damp Damp-Proofing membrane, put in a search in Google for
> Platon. Very easy to install and particularly as your basement
> already has the necessary drainage. The cmpleated project will give
> you a completely dry habitable basement for very little cost.
> Regards
> Joe. (inventor of the Platon Sealed System)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

ideally you want to install a new line to daylight well away from
home, with enough pitch to naturally drain

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 15, 2008, 5:01 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 15, 9:52 am, "Blattus Slafaly =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD 0/00 :)"
>
> > > I have this 1940's era house. It has a cellar drain in the cement floo=
r
> > > that goes all around the basement and out to a banking across the
> > > driveway. There is another pipe about a foot off the floor coming in t=
he
> > > north wall that is draining water into my cellar drain and it goes bac=
k
> > > out the outside drain. The odd thing is that this drain pipe coming in=
to
> > > the north wall almost never stops running. I think it stopped for one
> > > month late last summer. For 11 months it continuously runs. It runs
> > > faster during spring thaws and after heave rains.
> > > Well my 2 questions are, why didn't they route this drain around the
> > > outside of the building when they put it in? And where the hell is all=

> > > the water coming from? It's annoying hearing it run all the time. This=

> > > can't be a common set up.
> > > --
> > > Blattus Slafaly =EF=BF=BD? 3 =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD :) =EF=BF=BD7/8
>
> > It might be a drain tile system, you are lucky you dont pay to pump it
> > out, it seems to be working since you dont flood.
>
> My guess is that the drain pipe is there to ease the backup of water
> from the earth behind your basement wall, and it was probably
> installed after the basement was constructed. If the incoming water is
> taken out through the floor drains no problem. Noise! Have you
> considered lining the walls and floor as ie. a DIY project using-
> Platon Damp Damp-Proofing membrane, put in a search in Google for
> Platon. Very easy to install and particularly as your basement
> already has the necessary drainage. The cmpleated project will give
> you a completely dry habitable basement for very little cost.
> Regards
> Joe. (inventor of the Platon Sealed System)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

ts bad to send ground water into sewers, in a heavy rain it can back
up and flood your basement and also flood the sewer plant, causing raw
sewage release down streams and creeks

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