Posted by ss55 on February 19, 2012 at 18:54:06 from (173.26.32.153):
In Reply to: sump pump posted by leon(mi) on February 19, 2012 at 17:53:51:
The discharge line is under slight pressure whenever the pump is running. If you drill a hole in the line water will squirt out the hole, so please don't drill a vent hole inside the house.
I run 50 feet of sump pump drain line over the top of the ground in Minnesota, it never freezes in sub-zero weather.
First, make sure the outside drain line slopes continually down hill from the point where it leaves the house so the discharge water can all drain out of the line before it can freeze. Smooth walled PVC pipe drains out quicker and more completely than rippled black flexible hose.
To get the outide drain line to empty faster you can drill a small (1/8 inch diameter) hole near the highest point outside the building. Water will squirt out the hole whenever the pump runs, but once the pump stops the vent hole will let air into the top of drain line, breaking the vacuum in the line, and it will empty much faster.
If you don't want water spraying from the drilled hole add a standpipe higher than the water rises when the pump is running. That will also reduce the back pressure in the line.
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