Need advice on a high-capacity water pump.

[rbattelle]

I'm hoping someone has some experience (or at least some educated opinions!) on a water pump I need. Turns out that in very heavy rain my basement gets water intrusion, primarily via the concrete patio (it's a walk-out). I've attached a photo of the area.



I'd like to get a water pump that I can either leave out there as a permanent mounting, or perhaps a submersible one I can drop out there during major rainstorms, that will mitigate the potential water intrusion. 30 ft. from the picture is a very large detention pond where I would be pumping the water. The change in elevation is minimal... maybe 1 ft (up to the detention pond).



In the pic, you can see where the previous owner attempted to alleviate the problem by installing a larger drain (up close to the doorway), but the last rainstorm indicated that wasn't enough.



Perhaps if I could get something with a pickup that sits inside that drain and pumps the water out to the pond? I very much appreciate any opinions!



-Ryan

 

[ndurbin]

My parents had a similar problem with their old house. Except it backed up from the drain inside the basement. Something about the lagoon being higher than the drain line or something to that effect. Bought a submersible pump, dropped it down in the drain a foot or so, and ran a hard line up the wall and across the ceiling out the side of the house. Never had a back up in the basement after that.



Don't remember what kind it was but they picked it up at the local hardware store and it was pretty beefy. The drain in your picture doesn't look big enough for the pump they had but they come in alotta different sizes.



Nathan

 

[rbattelle]

The drain is roughly 1. 5 ft x 0. 5 ft. I am perfectly willing to enlarge it as necessary.

 

[rbattelle]

This one looks promising...



-Ryan