View Full Version : My sump pump keeps flushing water but water keeps coming back up.
somutm2003
Sep 17, 2015, 05:17 AM
My sump pump is running and flushing the water, but the water seems to be coming back up the same level each time. What could be the issue? I just bought this sump pump 2 months ago. Thanks
hkstroud
Sep 17, 2015, 06:53 AM
Does your discharge line have a check valve.
ma0641
Sep 17, 2015, 02:22 PM
Or an air gap, mine did.
hkstroud
Sep 17, 2015, 02:52 PM
Never though about that Brian. I guess an air gap would work.
ballengerb1
Sep 17, 2015, 05:23 PM
" back up the same level" what level is that? Does the float ever drop down to shut of the pump? Is this a pedestal pump, if so it common to have about a foot of water in the sump.
ma0641
Sep 17, 2015, 05:56 PM
Never though about that Brian. I guess an air gap would work.
Our first house had a sump pump for the basement. The discharge from the pump was maybe 1.5". It fitted into a sleeve like funnel and a 2" pipe, sort of like an old boiler drain that went out into the yard. We moved from there in 1972 so I don't know what may be there now.