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  • Jun 21, 2010, 08:20 PM
    hootie429
    Replace main drain pipes
    Water is enter a house I just bought at the base of the floor & walls I started digging up the floor all the way around the basement . There are no dirt or sand all clay everything wet the front of the house I can pump out a 5 gal bucket of water a hour or so later I can do it again. Also every stack pipe and bleeder pipe in the floor I com acrose are broke.
  • Jun 23, 2010, 06:35 AM
    speedball1

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    water is enter a house I just bought at the base of the floor & walls I started digging up the floor all the way around the basement . There are no dirt or sand all clay everything wet the front of the house I can pump out a 5 gal bucket of water a hour or so later I can do it again.
    Is this water coming from the broken pipes or from outside ground water?

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    every stack pipe and bleeder pipe in the floor I com acrose are broke.
    You didn't say but I'm going to assume that this is a older home with cast iron drainage.
    This is not a healthy situation. Open drainage pipes can spew out some nasty stuff. You need a good sharp plumber to asses your system and either repair the broken pipes or convert your system to PVC. Good luck, Tom

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