Sump pump basement FAIL

[@ggme4682]

I really admire your calmness, composure, and good attitude during such a sucky event. That... is a gift.

[@Foxboss9]

👍😁

[@damannoa]

I agree. If that were me in that situation I would be flipping out and yelling at my wife and kids. The aftermath is when shit hits the fan. Mold growth, mildew, damaged utilities such as that furnace, hot water heater and washer & dryer. Man if this happened to me now I'd be effed!

[@vauv_nuvj7614]

I love the positive personality LOL.. I would have cried , sound like this happens quite often. Bad place to live in.

[@freddyv7546]

I admire your composure through such an annoyance. I run the basement sink and washing machine waste into a sump pit. However, I do filter the waste before it goes into the pit. Great video!

[@neilbrookins8428]

You should consider installing a water alarm system. This would alert you that the pump has failed before the water reaches the floor level. It would allow you to perform repairs before the floor floods. Just put the sensor in the pit just above the "on" level for the pump. Then, when it alarms you still have all the time it takes the water to rise from that point to the floor to perform repairs. Home Depot sells one for $9.97 so they are not that expensive. I have a fancier one myself (WaterBug WB200) which I programmed to text my cell phone, so I know there is water there even when I'm not home.

[@Foxboss9]

Good idea

[@forrecreationaluseonly]

That alarm is how I knew something was wrong this morning!! LOL

[@joecool4656]

Install a water alarm(s) in your basement! We have two (one for the sump and one for sanitary sewer) and they have saved us many times.

[@MsTvincent]

Love the sense of humor during a crisis. Thanks for sharing

[@fishgazoo5851]

As a homeowner for years.... Water is the biggest expense to keep the house ALIVE. Old toilets (hardware/washers/innerworking kits = to finally remove & replace 2 Toilets), plus kitchen & bathroom faucets, shower wall reconstruct, and new Sump Pumps, , really adds up. Along with my City ordnance to update & replace street water/sewer pipes inspections.... Is always a surprise for more $$$$$$

[@jarrodderr]

This is why you hire Thrasher. They come out annually and prevent exactly this. Plus there are 2 pumps plugged in and a backup third pump ran on battery power in the case of pump or power failure. Phenomenal company. 👍👍👍

[@gmguy156]

Next time before plugging it in stand on a milk crate incase there is an electrical short.

[@shibez]

I installed a water pressured backup pump and it has already saved my basement 3 times now from flooding. It works using city water pressure if the main pump fails....best decision/purchase I ever made.

[@stifflers69mom1]

justin M he’s on well water you can see the pressure tank at :37 sec and a water softener next to the pit but I’m happy you found a set up that works for you

[@joekeith8289]

Your calmness is to be admired.

[@stlbluesfan1992]

Rather than squiging the water, I recommend you use a wet dry shop vac for other big bulks that could not flow to the pump

[@Foxboss9]

We use to do that. I even bought a really nice Shop vac that has a pump out option (you hook a garden hose to it and it pumps water out). But the basement floods so infrequently that the shop vac is always set up for "dry" vacuuming and the amount of time required to; 1) get it out of the non attached garage, and 2) empty /wipe out the "holding basin" 3) drag into the basement 4) convert the dry filter to the wet filter 5) suction up the wet areas THEN 6) empty out water 7) wipe/dry out "holding basin/components" 8) reassemble for "dry" use 9) drag back to garage It's easier and quicker to help the standing water to the sump with the squeegee. The final result is the same in that the floor is left dampened and will be "air dried" back to normal with the aid of fans,blowers and an awesome dehumidifier. Now, if the sump couldn't be replaced or the piping from the sump to the outside was broken/clogged, then we definitely would have to vacuum out the water and get it outside another way (that's what happened before causing us to buy the "pumping" Shop vac).. Thanks for watching and the great suggestion!

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

Hey, that's not too bad! I had a sump pump failure at an unoccupied house a few weeks ago. When discovered, the water was a couple of feet deep and we had to use a portable sewage pump with a 2-inch discharge for a couple of hours to remove over 7,000 gallons of water. It must have happened fairly quickly, because water damage to basement contents was minimal and we were able to dry it out within a week. A flood alarm connected to a cellular phone link could have alerted us and avoided the mess. Like you, we had a pedestal pump in the sump, but the water got so deep it submerged the motor and eventually tripped the circuit breaker.

[@Foxboss9]

Wow!.Yea, that was definitely worse..😁

[@Pw6872]

Sump pump systems are NOT maintenance-free, folks. If you are scared to death of this nightmare happening to you, CHECK for proper operation of your sump at least every other month and more so during rain-y seasons. Also, install a back-up sump. Two things typically lead to this disaster: pump itself goes bad or pump switch goes bad. Check both. Often. It appears that this guy's problem stems from discharging his washing machine and/or utility sink into a sump pit that doesn't have an effluent (poop) pump. That's apparently why he has HAIR clogging his pump! His stormwater pump's (different from effluent) impeller became clogged and the pump ultimately failed. If he continues to discharge hair into his stormwater sump pit, this is going to happen again. Guaranteed.

[@Foxboss9]

Once every 8 years or so in my case... I don't mind..

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Mr. Hurry Rig, "the plumbing for the sump pump is temporary........ Been like this for twenty years........

[@Foxboss9]

Cheeky Monkees For the video, the pump not being secured to the discharge pipe, that was temporary... The entire "rig job" of the square aluminum tube has been like that for 20 years. The entire Sump pump crock, and plumbing has been there since 1975...

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Foxboss9 If it works, it works. Your vid made me smile as many oft repairs are "temporary" as well. They've been that way for twenty years.

[@Foxboss9]

Cheeky Monkees I had a friend once tell me he preferred my rig jobs over most others repairs.. I laughed at the time but realized he was serious.. I can't take credit for this one though I just keep replacing the pump every 5 years or so..

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Foxboss9 I'm sure you have saved your friends a lot of money and they appreciate it. I assume you have the washer waste run to the sump. This is not ideal as I'm sure you know. I suspect that's where the hair is coming from. You must live out in the sticks (wish I did). Where I'm at my neighbors would report me to code enforcement if they saw suds in the street.

[@65csx83]

You mention you don't like the pump shown in the video. Is it the brand or the type you dislike? I've always used pedestal pumps but I can see it could be problematic if it were to become immersed. The memory issue with your black hose: I've had success releasing the curvature by heating the hose. Don't necessarily have to use a heat gun or such; just lay it out in the sun for a while and cool it while straight. Be careful; wear gloves. On a hot sunny day that black hose could become very hot very quickly.

[@rustyme1122]

Lesson learned. Inspections and periodic maintenance are an important part of any sump pump system. Run to failure is not a good idea.

[@ericwright3382]

Ultimately things fail. Knowing that, I test my sump pump quarterly, and have an alarm just higher than the water level is ever expected to get.

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

my house built in 1911 next to a stormdrain canal, and the house is on hill,so my basement pit has a 4 inch cast iron hole in it witch descents underground to the unknown or probably the canal and all ground water that ends up in my pit, go down the mysterious drain. so i dont need a sump pump, and it never got clogged. passed owners didnt even knew they had a sump pit, cause it never made any noise, it was covered so they thought they were just lycky. lmao. i uncovered it in basement under a lot of cludder.

[@justsumguy2u]

That's why I would never keep anything I care about in a basement---all it takes is one flooding event to ruin everything

[@js4653]

People are commenting about you adding an alarm so you know there is a failure (if you're home). I don't see how an alarm would help much with that inflow rate you have. How much notice would you have before it overflows the crock? Maybe 5 minutes?

[@Foxboss9]

I agree.. It's hard to tell how much money I would have to spend on an alarm that maybe calls or text me an alert. I know that a battery backup pump would be best but I would have to dig out and install a larger crock for it to fit or get really creative with the plumbing and "rig" something up.. The thing is, as of the date of writing this comment, I have not had another issue with this pump replacement so I am inclined to think any additional money spent may not pay off down the road.. Unless we are renting out our home in the future.. Thanks for watching..

[@Nativtexan2]

I think I'd have 2 sump pumps for that. if one fails you have redundancy.

[@sku32956]

Use as a back up really I would not put that on a bicycle .Do you have a floor drain if so put all the pipes to it .yea might go with a double pump system with a high water table like that

[@kallistaanne]

get some big plastic Tupperware storage bins and you usually won't get any water damage on good items. plastic saved my mom's butt a few times

[@Foxboss9]

👍

[@ersandy4u]

Dude is positive! That would cost me 50k on the value of my property

[@Absolutecx7amp]

Mine was almost flood mine was like 3 inches to overflowing but lucky we made it in time and changed it and it works now if you see The outlet to the sump pump with no light it means you need to change It now

[@switter1999]

Self mitigation, that should be fine with the affected materials. Just vent off the humid air once in a while outside or something.

[@robc8468]

You need a battery back up system forget the alarm if you are not home or if you lose power an alarm would be a waste of time. Dude how much mold and mildew do you get after one of these failures....

[@Foxboss9]

+Rob C Back up system won't fit into the crock/sump hole.. An alarm would let us know when it failed when we are home and sleeping(like this time) No mold/Mildew we have a 70 pint Dehumidifier that keeps the basement dry(our clothes hang in the basement with no smell whatsoever) We need to get a bigger crock so we can put a battery back up in. But it requires a jackhammer and hauling gravel out by hand and redoing the concrete flooring around the new crock.. a lot of work for a once every 5 year possibility of a flooded basement..

[@michaelwarwick9930]

That's the way to do it - laugh in the face of adversity. :-) As for water level alarms, if the water at the beginning of this shitemare was coming in at the rate you showed towards the end...a water alarm would have given you perhaps a minute to shoot down to Costco for a new pump. Nowhere near long enough. PS What's your house build and outside configuration - i.e. the topology of the neighbourhood? Why is your system so quickly overwhelmed? Mick (UK)

[@pepsicolachao4537]

This would happen when the power went out and there is no luck in keeping the basement from flooding (unless you have a battery backup sump pump)!

[@pkfan5112]

A mess basement, too bad as a father should give advice to her, it is your job too

[@jimmywells33]

Why does this happen all the time if you have a working sump pump?

[@Foxboss9]

It's when the sump pump fails that this happens

[@jimmywells33]

@@Foxboss9 thanks. I didn't realize you had so many die on you. Maybe they aren't properly sized to amount of work required of them. Or is the hair issue a reoccurring deal?

[@southernsteamproductions7745]

Why do you always get A little bit of water?

[@Foxboss9]

Old house.. blocked foundation drain.. Low lying area..

[@zylkaj82]

Dont you have a sewer drain in your basement floor to help with something like this from happening. Usually by your utility tub.

[@Foxboss9]

This is a septic system, There is no city utilities so no sewer. Meaning all of our water drains to a holding tank and then the liquid is distributed to a "leachbed" under ground that spans across the back yard for drainage... The problem is, basements are lower than the leachbed, and most of the holding tank. So, the foundation drain(lower than all 3 of the for-mentioned) goes into a sump that has a pump that lifts it up,and out of the basement..

[@gt0915]

Anything like that here in Australia needs to have 2 pumps a main and a back up...building codes are totally different (also basements arn't that popular here.)

[@Foxboss9]

Basements are not popular all across the US, for example, When I lived in Florida, none of our houses had basements BUT, in Ohio all of my houses have had basements except one..

[@Pw6872]

Why would there EVER be HAIR in a sump pit? If you're washing machine is draining into the sump pit, that is a no-no.

[@forrecreationaluseonly]

You’ve got a great sense of humor Lololol I learned a lot tho... thanks!

[@Foxboss9]

👍😊

[@johnsn10]

Nice asbestos on the joints of the duct work

[@stt9895]

Their is nothing more permanent then temporary repair 😂.

[@disastertransport3656]

The sump needs a cover

[@Sherpaful]

You should test your sump pump regularly, especially if your basement is prone to flooding.

[@Foxboss9]

Sump pump gets tested(used) everyday. That pump discharges water not only the foundation drain BUT, also from.... Ready for this, the shower (3 times a day), washing machine (5-7 loads a week), the dishwasher (1 load a night), the condensation drain for the dehumidifier and the furnace/A/C unit plus the downstairs stationary sink(used occasionally) and finally the water softener cleanse cycle (every 3rd day). That's why I'm not shocked to see the basement flooded. We run that pump hard. All of our belongings are supported on shelving and pallets (sans laundry) so nothing is ever destroyed. The Sump crock needs expanded so we can install a macerator pump with a battery backup, I don't expect to get it done though as I have been saying that for 14 years now.. :-)

[@Sherpaful]

Foxboss9 Good Heavens. You need another mainline drain for your shower, sinks, dishwasher, and washing machine. Just tie it in to your sewer line. The sump pump isn't meant to be pushed so hard.

[@Foxboss9]

We're in the country. No sewer system here. And by keeping all that soap out of our septic system the leachbed drain field has been pretty trouble free for about 45 years.

[@Sherpaful]

Foxboss9 Not trying to be smart, but maybe you should install another sump basin/pump to disperse the load a little. Maybe send the showers and bathroom sinks to one sump and the kitchen sink, dishwasher and other miscellaneous things to the other.

[@Foxboss9]

I spoke with a foundation drain pro a few years back and he advised that I need to increase my crock size and install a macerator pump and all would be great. Again, that's a "Maybe one day" thing that probably won't happen.

[@youtubeaholic2154]

Where did the water come from?

[@Foxboss9]

Ground water from foundation drain

[@charliefunboy5210]

@@Foxboss9 Looks like you have the washer drain, etc., dumping into your sump.... I assume that is where the hair came from.... surprised the town allows you to dump sewer water into the sump.

[@jamesshanks2614]

That isn't hair that's lint from the dryer. :-) She needs to clean the lint filter after every load in the clothes dryer. Just read all the discharge lines that go to the pump, instead of replacing the pump every few years simply do the maintenance it requires by removing the pump once a year and cleaning out the intake of the pump all the hair, lint, etc. by doing that annually I do believe that pump will last far longer than three years. You mow the lawn so they neighbors don't start whispering behind your back? Mowing the lawn is simple maintenance do it to the sump pump ideally twice a year and how much is a new pump that you won't have to buy but once every ten by ears or so. Since I retired I no longer put a lot of miles on my car so now I change the oil and filter once a year instead of every 7500 miles. I do it in July my birthday so I don't freeze to death here in New Hampshire. It's required maintenance but worth every penny in the long run.

[@Foxboss9]

James Shanks It is definitely hair and soap build up.. what makes you say it's lint? how do you think lint from the Gas dryer, that is sealed and vented outside, made it into a sump hole?

[@jamesshanks2614]

Foxboss9 Not seeing the dryer vent line you would not believe how many people don't run the vent line outside but to a indoor bucket you fill with was at the end of the vent line and never refill the bucket after the water evaporates, then the lint goes everywhere. Glad to hear your installation was done properly. If you put a circle of small hole wire fence around the sump pump it would make it easier to pull and clean and reinstall. Food for thought.

[@michaelhardy2803]

Two extra pumps water backup

[@meatycraftfan23]

You have hair in it its because ur draining ur washing machine into it

[@Foxboss9]

+Spencerkey22 Yep, AND The Washer, and the Utility Sink, and the Dishwasher, the Water Softener, and the A/C-Furnace Condensation Runoff, And The biggest hair contributor, The downstairs Shower... 😁

[@imhomeless9260]

Should get a sewage pump for all that

[@youtubeman1ac173]

Spencerkey22 4

[@jonathonvince3605]

Foxboss9 swap it for a sewage pump and you won't have anymore issues

[@Tops1212]

Wow, you must have a salon emptying in to the sump hole. A shitty plastic pump and probably, s shitty float switch. This is what happens when you dont carry out, maintenance. Looks self induced to me...

[@MYWI-Remodeling]

can we say mold growth!!

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

Mark Wright Crank the heat? How about a dehumidifier? Duh

[@stlbluesfan1992]

Or you can use junk towels and soak up some water then either wring them out in the sump or put them in the washer to spin.

[@stlbluesfan1992]

It worked with my basement flood.

[@lawrencemeyers1212]

U got stuff down there

[@mdkenne]

2 nd pump back up by batteries when power fail will not work pump no power 2 nd pump is work by batteries.

[@Foxboss9]

Our sump pump hole is not big enough to accommodate a secondary pump that is backed up by batteries..

[@65csx83]

@@Foxboss9 Yes it is if you get pumps that fit the situation.

[@calebs.8778]

Could have been worse lol we've had 2 feet before

[@BryanEndres97]

Same here. Almost three feet and we didn't even know it was supposed to rain. Killed our standing pump because the water was so high, not to mention the washer, dryer, and water heater. That was a bad day.

[@ElectoneGuy]

You need at least a 3/4-1hp sewage pump.

[@Foxboss9]

I;m sure that is what it calls for But, still running the little pedestal pump that was installed during the making of this video

[@ElectoneGuy]

I'm sure it's fine for ground water, but looks like you're running your laundry and something else into that pump (what's with all the hair, LOL). You could use something that will chew through all that debris.

[@Foxboss9]

You got it, ..Ready for this? This is funny... the sump sees furnace/ac condensation, a dehumidifier hose, the drain from the stationary sink, The washing machine water, the water softener flush drainage, the shower And finally the discharge from the Dish washer.. Amazing Huh? So we just try to keep a backup pump ready and keep an eye on it.. coming up on 3 years using the China made pedestal pump Lowes sells..

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

Yikes, with stuff like that water softener and the laundry water going into it, I'd probably be using a cast iron/stainless steel submersible sewage pump or even a regular sump pump with solid housing. For that, I'd probably throw something like an Ion Storm Pro 1/3HP into it. It is a small pit, so you don't want to have the pump coming on too often and short cycling, but it could handle heavier flows.

[@kevinwilliams7491]

Pedestal sump pumps are way more better than submersible.

[@colemozingo5443]

+Kevin Williams i tend to dissagree completely check out zoellers youll change your mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@LeboView]

+kenny mccormick I like submersible pumps but run pedestal because they are usually less expensive.. The Zoeller pumps are nice but for $190 I expect a warranty longer than 3 years.. I can get 2-3 years out of a $45 pedestal pump from Lowes..

[@edmundfields4598]

nice clip commentary is a little too much. C'mon get to the action.

[@Foxboss9]

Why is it that no one knows how to use something as simple as a fast forward button? You can't make a short video longer but you can make a long one shorter...