Hello,

I have a house that was built in 1989. I have lived in the house for 5 years. There is a floor drain in my basement that is not plumbed to the sump hole. I am not sure where the drain goes, but in the 5 years that I have lived here the drain has overflowed twice. It creates about a 6-8 foot diameter circle of water when it does overflow. Unfortunately, I have finished my basement and now have brand new carpet over top of the drain. We had a few days in a row of rain lately and the ground was thoroughly soaked, and the drain overflowed again. It seems that it is ground water, not sewer water that is coming through the drain (there is no bad smell). Everything is dried out, but I need to do something to ensure that this does not happen again. I have read that there are some one way check valves on the market. If I install one of those and the water begins to rise again, am I going to cause some problems somewhere else in the drain system?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by dreaminweavers

Hello,

I have a house that was built in 1989. I have lived in the house for 5 years. There is a floor drain in my basement that is not plumbed to the sump hole. I am not sure where the drain goes, but in the 5 years that I have lived here the drain has overflowed twice. It creates about a 6-8 foot diameter circle of water when it does overflow. Unfortunately, I have finished my basement and now have brand new carpet over top of the drain. We had a few days in a row of rain lately and the ground was thoroughly soaked, and the drain overflowed again. It seems that it is ground water, not sewer water that is coming through the drain (there is no bad smell). Everything is dried out, but I need to do something to ensure that this does not happen again. I have read that there are some one way check valves on the market. If I install one of those and the water begins to rise again, am I going to cause some problems somewhere else in the drain system?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

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First of all I think if you have a big problem you need to call a plumber which could be costly. Second I would have taken the drain cap off and ran a snake down it to see how far it goes and it may come out some where that you can reroute the water flow from outside. Like a run off for your basement to the yard if it floods, which still seems strange for it is underground. Hmmmmm maybe contacting the previous owners if alive, realtor, house plans. That's a lot of ideas hope one works. Good Luck

Why not install a Floor Drain Flood Guard, (see image) in that pesky floor drain. Click on; Flood guards for floor drains - check valve to prevent flooding from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY
To find out more. Good luck, Tom