The drain in this egress window has failed causing water to collect during a large snow melt and rain storm. Follow up video link: • Sump Pump in Egress Wi...
I've had that problem in the past and spent time and $$$ putting in a french drain but had the thought of putting the sump in. This video really is done well and helps to see the process. You should be getting a commission from the sump retailers!!!!! Great job!!!
Thank you for sharing this video, it was very helpful. I had the same issue. My only concern was the freezing of the water in the hose as our nights can tumble well below freezing after a rainfall.
Great job on the video, very informative! I actually install egress windows and entry s for a living and have run into the occasiional situation where the house weeping system was not draining the way it should. Your technique is one way I can deal with that issue when it arises. Its obviously a lot of additional expense but something that may need to get done in the event the drain to the house weepers isnt working. I like how the pit can be completely buried under the stone for esthetics and also to perhaps keep mosquitoes from entering the pit. One thing I would mention is in our area the stone bed can not be any closer than six inches from the bottom of the window to prevent detritus from contacting the window frames and soiling the window itself. Also it leaves more room for water to sit further away from the bottom of the window. Great video!
great video. I appreciate you actually showing the digging process instead of cutting past it, as that part seems to be the biggest pain. biggest unanswered question in all this, though, is how many frogs were murdered by that post hole digger :)
I would have dug the pit front LHS of shot, thereby moving the pit away from your wall. of the house and left a good deal of the clay soil between the pit and the foundation. By digging it next to the wall you are forcing the water to be adjacent to the foundations until the sump pump kicks in.
Hi .. can you please tell me what is your window well size? Trying to see if my egress window well is same size to get an idea if anyone can go inside for same size or mine is smaller than yours .. Thanks
Looks like @8:45 you got rid of existing window well perforated drain. Where you able to see where it went or if in was tied into anything, clogged,etc? Have other window well drains? I'm not sure what part of the country your in, but I'd be concerned if your set up froze. Looks like a Pentair pump from Menards. Nice Milwaukee screwdriver and shirt. Go Red!
It was buried to the depth of the curtain drain for the home. I believe there is another issue with that drain as hardly any water ever comes out of that drain into the sump pit in the basement. We rarely have enough water to cause a concern so this is the way I went for the occasional insurance I need. Im in Ohio and was also concerned about freezing, I did not install a check valve so the discharge pipe is able to empty back into the sump pit. We have had numerous days below freezing, some for days on end and no issues at all. I believe it is deep enough below ground level to keep it from freezing. Thanks for watching!
Hi.. can you please suggest which sump pump you bought here and also can you give amazon or links for all the items? Also, please confirm if the sump pump is auto one means automatically switches on when water is there and shuts off when it is done?
Just had a flood in my basement due to heavy rain. Contractor recommended a well cover be installed first. If that doesn't work then put in the pump. Do you think it is a waste of time and money to put on a cover?? Looks like you had a cover and still had quite a bit of water in the pit.
Dude. Great video. We just bought a house and this will be our first spring/summer with it. We had a radon fan/pump put in and he gave us a new, sealed, lid with a window on our pump put. I thought I'd check out how the rain the last couple days had I affected it. And I noticed water in it and googled it and found your video. I learned some things. Thank you for the video! Also, one quick question, if you have time. It looks like my pump put has a home in the bottom, not a hole put there on purpose by the manufacturer. Should I be alarmed if literally everything else, seems to be working as intended?
Is the amount of water that has collected in the bucket okay to be there? Does that imply that amount of water is pressing against your foundation all along that side of your house?
Thank you for the video 👍🏻 I live in the northeast where temperatures can fall subzero. My window well fills up in big storms. I was contemplating putting a sump pump but was told that it may not withstand freezing weather. What has been your experience? I have a really good cast iron pump, somehow I don't think it will freeze up but wanted to get your opinion. Thanks!
I live in Ohio, we have had several days with below freezing temps and I have never had an issue. I assume it is due to the depth underground my sump is placed. The biggest suggestion I’d make is to not use a check valve. If the pipes stay filled with water they will most likely freeze up by the surface. I’d rather the pump run a little more frequently from some slight drain back vs a freezing pipe. It doesn’t run much, mainly during big rainfalls or large snow melt off.
That's great to know. Ok I will put the pump in a container with holes in gravel without a check valve. I suspect the duct or drain from my window well to the sump pump inside my basement is clogged. So while I am removing gravel I can also diagnose that f that's the problem. Thank you once again! 🙏
It has been great, there has not been any standing water inside since the pump was installed. Removing the check valve as had no negative impact either. The sump pit is currently dry due to lack of rain. Thanks for watching!
@@cameronmundell7190 Yes, I get, but it is the design that concerns me most; it doesn't have any cover top therefore making it prone to flooding and requiring the use of sump pump.
This does have a cover and the water from the sky is not what causes flooding. The cover was removed for the making of this video. I did reference that but somehow you missed it. If you watch the video in its entirety you would see that the pump is only activated a few times a year during extremely heavy rainfalls. It does not turn on every time it rains or on a daily basis.
I used an extension cord to temporarily power the unit. I plan to add an outdoor outlet inside the window well once weather gets nicer to permanently power the unit.
I am looking for an option for my window well which fills with water during heavy rain or when snow melts on warmer days. I live in New Hampshire where we get consistent freezing temperatures. Would this solution work?
@@cameronmundell7190 I have a similar situation. I'm not sure how much it has rained since you installed it but I think you may have an issue with not having The backflow. The pump will cycle and the water will be removed. Let's say you get 7 inches of water drawn down. When the pump stops, the water from your hose will fill up the pit with several inches of water. The amount will depend on the hose size, the height of the hose and the diameter of the pit. Either way, some water will come back down. This means you are really only pumping 2-5 inches of water with each cycle. The result is the pump cycling again too soon. A high quality pump should not cycle more than 15-20 times an hour. In a good rain or during heavy snow melting, I was cycling every 55 seconds. That's 65 times an hour. That rate kills your pump life. I my case, the water is always cold which keeps the pump from overheating but it's still bad. I ended up installing my pipe on the outside of the window well where it has less chance of freezing. This allowed me to keep the backflow device. It's still about 4 feet from the pump but it is better than the eight foot column of water that was refilling my pump. Good luck.
I've had that problem in the past and spent time and $$$ putting in a french drain but had the thought of putting the sump in. This video really is done well and helps to see the process. You should be getting a commission from the sump retailers!!!!! Great job!!!
Thank you for sharing this video, it was very helpful. I had the same issue. My only concern was the freezing of the water in the hose as our nights can tumble well below freezing after a rainfall.
Great job on the video, very informative! I actually install egress windows and entry s for a living and have run into the occasiional situation where the house weeping system was not draining the way it should. Your technique is one way I can deal with that issue when it arises. Its obviously a lot of additional expense but something that may need to get done in the event the drain to the house weepers isnt working. I like how the pit can be completely buried under the stone for esthetics and also to perhaps keep mosquitoes from entering the pit. One thing I would mention is in our area the stone bed can not be any closer than six inches from the bottom of the window to prevent detritus from contacting the window frames and soiling the window itself. Also it leaves more room for water to sit further away from the bottom of the window. Great video!
Thanks for watching Paul, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊
This was a great video. It really helped me to figure out what I need for a similar project. Thank you for sharing! 👍
great video. I appreciate you actually showing the digging process instead of cutting past it, as that part seems to be the biggest pain. biggest unanswered question in all this, though, is how many frogs were murdered by that post hole digger :)
No frogs were harmed during this process. They were all removed off camera lol. Thanks for viewing!
Do you have a link or can you tell me what items you purchased?
I would have dug the pit front LHS of shot, thereby moving the pit away from your wall. of the house and left a good deal of the clay soil between the pit and the foundation. By digging it next to the wall you are forcing the water to be adjacent to the foundations until the sump pump kicks in.
I’m interested if the other drains will drain into this one if they don’t drain elsewhere. That would be nice, one pump, two or more window wells.
Well done!! - Pardon my pun.
Hi .. can you please tell me what is your window well size?
Trying to see if my egress window well is same size to get an idea if anyone can go inside for same size or mine is smaller than yours ..
Thanks
Looks like @8:45 you got rid of existing window well perforated drain. Where you able to see where it went or if in was tied into anything, clogged,etc? Have other window well drains? I'm not sure what part of the country your in, but I'd be concerned if your set up froze. Looks like a Pentair pump from Menards. Nice Milwaukee screwdriver and shirt. Go Red!
It was buried to the depth of the curtain drain for the home. I believe there is another issue with that drain as hardly any water ever comes out of that drain into the sump pit in the basement. We rarely have enough water to cause a concern so this is the way I went for the occasional insurance I need. Im in Ohio and was also concerned about freezing, I did not install a check valve so the discharge pipe is able to empty back into the sump pit. We have had numerous days below freezing, some for days on end and no issues at all. I believe it is deep enough below ground level to keep it from freezing. Thanks for watching!
Hi.. can you please suggest which sump pump you bought here and also can you give amazon or links for all the items?
Also, please confirm if the sump pump is auto one means automatically switches on when water is there and shuts off when it is done?
Nice job! 👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Good project ,you must have water sipping in baysment fundation is not waterproof.
I like that better then the drain
drill a small hole above the check valve
How and where to wire sump punp in outside rain? Is wiring safe outside?
Your sump pump is a automatic pump ya? Im having the same issue right now and considering doing this.
Perhaps I missed it but what are your plans for powering the unit? Will you just be running an extension cord from an outdoor outlet?
There’s a dedicated outdoor outlet that has been installed inside the window well for continuous power.
Just had a flood in my basement due to heavy rain. Contractor recommended a well cover be installed first. If that doesn't work then put in the pump. Do you think it is a waste of time and money to put on a cover?? Looks like you had a cover and still had quite a bit of water in the pit.
What did you do @@lauriekauffman380
I think I would have used a shop vac to pump out the water from the drain there first
Dude. Great video. We just bought a house and this will be our first spring/summer with it. We had a radon fan/pump put in and he gave us a new, sealed, lid with a window on our pump put. I thought I'd check out how the rain the last couple days had I affected it.
And I noticed water in it and googled it and found your video.
I learned some things. Thank you for the video!
Also, one quick question, if you have time. It looks like my pump put has a home in the bottom, not a hole put there on purpose by the manufacturer.
Should I be alarmed if literally everything else, seems to be working as intended?
I personally wouldn’t worry about it if everything is functioning normal.
Thanks for watching!
Is the amount of water that has collected in the bucket okay to be there? Does that imply that amount of water is pressing against your foundation all along that side of your house?
I haven’t had any issues and yes if there was dirt in place of the window well the water would be saturating the dirt that was excavated.
Thank you for the video 👍🏻 I live in the northeast where temperatures can fall subzero. My window well fills up in big storms. I was contemplating putting a sump pump but was told that it may not withstand freezing weather. What has been your experience? I have a really good cast iron pump, somehow I don't think it will freeze up but wanted to get your opinion. Thanks!
I live in Ohio, we have had several days with below freezing temps and I have never had an issue. I assume it is due to the depth underground my sump is placed. The biggest suggestion I’d make is to not use a check valve. If the pipes stay filled with water they will most likely freeze up by the surface. I’d rather the pump run a little more frequently from some slight drain back vs a freezing pipe.
It doesn’t run much, mainly during big rainfalls or large snow melt off.
That's great to know. Ok I will put the pump in a container with holes in gravel without a check valve. I suspect the duct or drain from my window well to the sump pump inside my basement is clogged. So while I am removing gravel I can also diagnose that f that's the problem. Thank you once again! 🙏
Why you didn’t unclog the drain first ?
How has it been working? Has eliminating the check valve caused any problems?
It has been great, there has not been any standing water inside since the pump was installed. Removing the check valve as had no negative impact either. The sump pit is currently dry due to lack of rain. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for posting this, I need something like this - how does that pump run? Is it electric? I was trying to figure out how it runs?
Yes it is an electric pump that plugs into a standard outlet. I plan to get an update video out soon with everything finalized.
@@cameronmundell7190 Thank you for your efforts and sharing, it has helped me envisage this as an option. I am very appreciative
Pumps can run of battery as well but usually thays done as a backup if the power were to ever go out.
Out of curiosity, did you try to clear that drain?
I did, but did not have any success. Thanks for watching!
What do you call that tool that you used for digging?
It’s called a post hole digger. They should be easy to find anywhere that sells shovels, rakes, etc.
@@cameronmundell7190 Thank you. 🙂
Did anyone else see hella frogs in his water?
No frogs were harmed in the making of this video (but they were scared shitless).
Not sure the benefits of this complicated window well design in the first place; why?
It is required by code anytime you have a finished space in the basement used as a bedroom. It is designed to be used as a fire escape.
@@cameronmundell7190 Yes, I get, but it is the design that concerns me most; it doesn't have any cover top therefore making it prone to flooding and requiring the use of sump pump.
This does have a cover and the water from the sky is not what causes flooding. The cover was removed for the making of this video. I did reference that but somehow you missed it. If you watch the video in its entirety you would see that the pump is only activated a few times a year during extremely heavy rainfalls. It does not turn on every time it rains or on a daily basis.
@@cameronmundell7190 OK, got it. Thanks for the clarification.
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
where did you plug the sump into?
I used an extension cord to temporarily power the unit. I plan to add an outdoor outlet inside the window well once weather gets nicer to permanently power the unit.
snake that drain first!!
I am looking for an option for my window well which fills with water during heavy rain or when snow melts on warmer days. I live in New Hampshire where we get consistent freezing temperatures. Would this solution work?
It works year round for me. I live in ohio. I did not install a check valve so the pipes would empty out between pump cycles.
@@cameronmundell7190 I have a similar situation. I'm not sure how much it has rained since you installed it but I think you may have an issue with not having The backflow. The pump will cycle and the water will be removed. Let's say you get 7 inches of water drawn down. When the pump stops, the water from your hose will fill up the pit with several inches of water. The amount will depend on the hose size, the height of the hose and the diameter of the pit. Either way, some water will come back down. This means you are really only pumping 2-5 inches of water with each cycle. The result is the pump cycling again too soon. A high quality pump should not cycle more than 15-20 times an hour. In a good rain or during heavy snow melting, I was cycling every 55 seconds. That's 65 times an hour. That rate kills your pump life. I my case, the water is always cold which keeps the pump from overheating but it's still bad. I ended up installing my pipe on the outside of the window well where it has less chance of freezing. This allowed me to keep the backflow device. It's still about 4 feet from the pump but it is better than the eight foot column of water that was refilling my pump. Good luck.
Suck the water out of the pit before you start digging