I believe the actual sewer pipe in the street and the main sewer drain from our house is just fine. What I think is busted is the pipe that connects the storm drain in the backyard to the main sewer line. Unless the neighbor is taking a crap in my backyard, I should be fine.[pipe]
I let the developer know about the situation today. He was quite surprised with the flow totals. He indicated no one else in the development has reported anything like this. He is letting the builder know about the situation and will get back to me this afternoon with an idea of how they will...
- Chicago has a combined sewer system. The pumps are piped into the sewer line. The sewer cleanout for our house is not yet capped and water can be seen flowing freely in the pipe. In other words, I am not pumping against sewer back-pressure.
- The sump pit is right next to the main...
I have recently purchased a new home in Chicago and we had a very heavy rain last night. Water was pouring into our sump pit at such a tremendous rate that both the main and battery backup sump pumps were running just to keep up. It was unreal how much water was pouring into the pit. Some...
