Plumbing/ this hard job?

[FreePenguin]

I shop vacated as much gravel as I could see, I can see the bottom and the bend, I went outside to the drain 5 feet away on other side of door, and I ran water down it high pressure to make sure any debris went to main area where we have the crack, I shop vac'd it again.

How fast is the drain supposed to drain? it doesnt drain to empty for most part right? reason I ask, when I run water from outside drain, it drains into this one, in the tube there's literally an opening where directly drains into the basement drain.

I turned sump pump on, it didn't drain it out, but it slowly goes lower. is it supposed to be a slow drain or like a toilet, where it just disappears when water is added?

but yeah, its draining water. just wasn't sure if its draining as fast as it should be draining.

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[Cobra Jet]

What is the purpose of the drain to begin with, seeing that it appears to be in a laundry room? If the purpose is to drain water from the inside to outside then, that is what it should do.

If water from the outside is coming inside (ie: filling up that drain inside the house) then there's another issue going on. If the length of pipe under the home from the inside drain to the outside has shifted OR the original slope has changed where it's now sloping towards your home, that's not good. If the intent of that drain is to drain water away from the home, it definitely should not be coming in when there's any storm or rainwater runoff.

Rent a roto-rooter tool - insert it from the inside drain and run it through the outside. Remove any debris and then run water from the inside. If water flow doesn't improve or backs up then there's a possible collapse or further damage to the pipe either due to a land shift, tree roots OR damage from a freeze event IF that entire line was full of water when froze.

Does the pipe routing go out to the curb - where does it terminate outside the house, any pics?

 

[FreePenguin]

I will take a photo. give me 2 minutes.

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[FreePenguin]

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[FreePenguin]

Ignore the looks of it, but I couldn't find 2 1/2 pvc anywhere, but I found 2 inch pvc, and 2 rubber couplers with an outer diameter of 2.875 inch, the drain is 3 inch inner diameter. so what I did was, I put 2 rubber couplers on a 2 inch pvc, it almost filled the hole, I caulked them to the pvc pipe and gave myself a nice handle when I want to ever remove if I need too.

I put caulk on them and dropped them and turned it around in the hole, hopefully sealing it up. I caulked the top too, I can remove them if I need too, but this was my attempt to fix the hole from backwashing out.

since the hole isn't 3 inches anymore to put a shppvac in, I ordered a long 1.25 inch wand for the shopvac, should reach the bottom and suck it all out. I made sure to clean it as spotless as I could before I did this too, there's no debris in the bottom of the pit.

 

[Balr14]

It looks like the drain in the floor and the one outside are on a common line that feeds the sump pump. Is that correct? Unusual, but effective.

 

[FreePenguin]

Negative I turned sump on and it didn’t drain.
Also had my laundry going and I think the water level went up went it did spin cycle. I think these feed to the main sewer line.

my sump is just for my drain tiles around house, those was installed later.

do you see anything wrong with what I did? Does it matter being 2 inch vs 3 for top of hole to breathe or no diff

 

[FreePenguin]

I can remove if I need too, maybe I should of bought some 2.5 inch exhaust pipe and put it down in it lol

 

[sk47]

Negative I turned sump on and it didn’t drain.
Also had my laundry going and I think the water level went up went it did spin cycle. I think these feed to the main sewer line.

my sump is just for my drain tiles around house, those was installed later.

do you see anything wrong with what I did? Does it matter being 2 inch vs 3 for top of hole to breathe or no diff

Hello; The only issue will be the smaller opening will drain slower. That will not be a problem unless you have a big dump of water. One good thing is with the smaller opening it will be harder for stuff to clog the pipe down stream. You could test it by dumping a bunch of water I guess.

 

[FreePenguin]

Hello; The only issue will be the smaller opening will drain slower. That will not be a problem unless you have a big dump of water. One good thing is with the smaller opening it will be harder for stuff to clog the pipe down stream. You could test it by dumping a bunch of water I guess.

well, there's never been water in that room, thats just if the water heater, or washer, or overflow from the outside door comes in.

so as long as that doesnt happen, im good right?

 

[sk47]

well, there's never been water in that room, thats just if the water heater, or washer, or overflow from the outside door comes in.

so as long as that doesnt happen, im good right?

Hello; Well I am one who wants a spare tire and always wears a flotation device in a boat. I would maybe fill up a tub with some water and dump it to see if the drain works. Maybe five gallons first time, then ten gallons or so.

 

[FreePenguin]

down either drain? or down the outside drain that goes into this one. in theory, water won't ever reach the inside assuming the outside drain is clear of debris.

there was once where the outside drain was covered in debris/sticks and the water was puddled up fully to the cat door, some was coming inside, and going into drain. but I cleared drain and all was good.

 

[FreePenguin]

we got some storms coming, I will monitor it fully to ensure the drains working as intended.

 

[sk47]

down either drain? or down the outside drain that goes into this one. in theory, water won't ever reach the inside assuming the outside drain is clear of debris.

there was once where the outside drain was covered in debris/sticks and the water was puddled up fully to the cat door, some was coming inside, and going into drain. but I cleared drain and all was good.

Hello; I would do both. I may be more of a worrier, but I like to know things work. But you are very likely fine.

 

[sk47]

we got some storms coming, I will monitor it fully to ensure the drains working as intended.

Hello; How did it work out for you?

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