So i had to install 2 sump pumps in my crawl space as the water was coming in from multiple locations. I think i have the flooding under control now. I also have a dehumidifier run most of the time down there and i have put down plastic. One thing i have notice though is that the ground is staying wet under the plastic where before it would at least dry out.

Well i guess its true though two sump pumps are better than 1. I’m getting really good at sump pump installation.

Had to install a sump pump in my crawl space today. I was having a mold problem and i finally was at the house right after a rain. I found 6 inches of water in the crawl space. I had put a french drain across the front of the house but the water was still coming in. I determined that the bedrock flows just under my foundation and the water is following that. Nothing i can do about that enless i want to repour a foundation wall.

So i put a sump pump in where it is running into the crawl space and that should catch it all. It took about 3 hours to dig the pit and hook every thing up. I think i spent more time going to the hardware store than i did hooking it all up.

Sump pumps are not that hard to hook up and i took the opritunity to set my dehumidifier up to just drain into the sump pit. Hopefully this will end my water problem in the crawl space.

Sump pumps rule.

If your like me and have a crawlspace or a basement then one good reason for a sump pump is to prevent mold.

I just had my crawl space get very damp and had a mold out break. It cost 1800 dollars a day to have the mold removel crew come in and remove it. Not to mention the items that have to be replaced and fix after. Removeing mold from your house is expensive.

Compare that to the cost of having a good sump pump and i think you will see the cost savings.

An interesting concept is the use of water pressure from your house to drive your sump pump. This works buy connection a valve to the water line  and as the water in the sump pump pit rises it opens the vavle on the water powered sump pump. The water from the line goes out to the same drain location as the water from the pit. This has the advantage of working when your electricity has gone out.