I moved into my house durring this winter and now going through spring thaw, it has also been raining for 3 days straight and now the sump pump in my basement that I have not had any issues with before is backing up. My utility sink and washer both drain into the sump pump crock so the pump runs frequently and has never backed up before. I checked it out to see if the float was maybe lodged on something and it seems fine. I started taking the water out and emptying it into a bucket but no matter how much water I take out of the crock the water doesnt get any lower. So I sat and watched to see what the pump was doing. It will kick on and I can here the water draining through a pipe in the basement wall but it will only run for about a minute and drains about 1/2" of the water then stops, when it stops the same amount of water runs right back into the crock from the drain pipe and I'm right back where I started. I know that there shouldnt be any backflow into the crock. Any ideas??? det1015
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14 years ago