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to install sump pumps 1398056Installing a sump pump can be an effective way to keep water from accumulating in a basement The pump is set in a basin or a sump pit located at the lowest spot in the basement floor or where water first accumulates Sump pits which can be purchased at home centers are most often made of how to install a sump pump in a basement to install sump pump Plan to install the pit at least 8 in from the foundation walls to avoid encountering the foundation After the concrete is removed dig the soil from the area Using the liner to check your progress Set the pit liner in the hole and fill the surrounding void with coarse gravel A gravel aggregate of 3 8 Add enough gravel to bring the grade 1 in above the underside of the basement floor 3 in below See all full list on popularmechanics to install a sump pump find location where water collects Find a Location The first step to installing a sump pump is to dig a hole for the sump Dig a Hole for the Sump Dig a hole six inches deeper and 10 inches wider preparing the sump pump for operation Add More Gravel Stand in the sump then pour more gravel attach the adapters Attach the Adapters Glue the male adapter to the PVC discharge pipe then See all full list on diynetwork

to how to install sump pumpIn this video This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to avoid basement floods by correctly installing a sump pump Steps 1 Set sump basin upside down on basement floor mark its outline on floor 2 Use demolition hammer to chop through concrete floor 3 Dig hole deep enough to set basin flush with floor 4 how to install a sump pump in a basement to install a sump pump find location where water collects Find a Location The first step to installing a sump pump is to dig a hole for the sump Dig a Hole for the Sump Dig a hole six inches deeper and 10 inches wider preparing the sump pump for operation Add More Gravel Stand in the sump then pour more gravel attach the adapters Attach the Adapters Glue the male adapter to the PVC discharge pipe then See all full list on diynetwork bobvila Basement GarageFinally plug in the pump and give it a test run Fill the basin with water nearly to the top The float should rise the pump should turn on and the water should pump out