We have lived in our house for over a year and have no problems with plumbing until this week. One of our basement drains keeps over flowing. Nothing is running. Like a dishwasher,washer, etc.) I noticed it during a heavy rain day but it has not rained in two days but more water keeps pouring out of the drain. We tried plunging it, using draino and it doesn't seem to help. It is coming up (slower now) and every day we are sucking up the water with a wet/dry shop vac. Any one know what to do? Any ideas what this is and how to fix it? Thanks!!

I thought I should also give a little more info. The house is from the 50s, the water coming up has no smell, is clear but looks like dirt or black stuff is also coming up.

I need to get a few thing cleared up before I can help. This is a floor drain, right? Do you have a sump pump? Do you floor drains go to the sump or to the city sewer? Have you looked into these Flood guards for floor drains - check valve to prevent flooding from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY

Yes, it is a floor drain. No we do not have a sump pump. The floor drains go to the city. No, I haven't looked into anything else yet. I was told by family to buy a sump pump and call the city. The city was no help.

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I noticed it during a heavy rain day but it has not rained in two days but more water keeps pouring out of the drain. The floor drains go to the city. The water coming up has no smell, is clear but looks like dirt or black stuff is also coming up.

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Which makes me wonder if there isn't a break in the line allowing ground water and dirt to enter the drain line. You could install a floor drain Flood Guard, (see image)as Bob suggested. I would send a snake down the floor drain just to see what it brought back. A lot of dirt in the drain line would tend to indicate a broken pipe. Good luck, Tom