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Hi there. Wondering if anyone has experienced the same recently and whether they can suggest solution or contacts. I have posted a Jobs Classified anyway separately but just looking for advice on this thread.

 

Think there may be an issue recently with water pressure or drains in the S9 / Meadowhall area?

 

Current issue:

Cellar needing a water drainage solution (perhaps sub pump or clearing existing drain?) ASAP as groundwater coming up and in recently between floor and bottom of internal side wall and old internal drain/soakaway and dehumidifier not keeping up with it. Water is not likely sewerage as no smell and clear - so suspect is groundwater or maybe a water leak higher up the street as we are on a slope/hillside. Although cellar has some obvious damp with property being 100+yrs, we've never had this happen before in the 7 years we have been here. Room is only used for hardware storage so not looking to have tanked or converted into living space just need to get rid of the excess water now and have something in place to help going forward. 

 

Any advice or guidance much appreciated folks...

 

Richard 🙂

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It's a sump pump.

Had a similar thing in one of our basements and had a "liquid damp proof" course put in.

Are there any down pipes from gutters running down the that wall?

 

 

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This may be due to a change in the water table in the local area for whatever reason. Has anything changed recently such as development or redevelopment of land in the vicinity? As you have been in occupation for 7 years without problem, something has clearly happened to upset the status quo, and it's a question of narrowing this down before you can form any plan. If it is due to a change in the water table, there is little you will be able to do to arrest the source, and protective measures such as 'tanking',  lining out the  cellar walls, may be your only course, probably at some cost.       

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Have you contacted Yorkshire Water about this ?

They'll come and do some checks for you but if its surface water then you'll need to instal a pump.

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Thanks for replies so far:

 

@butlers - sump pump yes 😉 and no, there are down pipes or guttering above that wall (side/end of terrace)...

@silverglade5 - we thought about water table so waited and monitored it for a couple of weeks, but hasn't really rained past 2 weeks and still coming through as quick if not quicker than before...

@dan2802 - yes contacted YW today, chap came out, said is clean water (not waste), no immediate explanation where its coming from & has said will add us to list for 'clean water team' (?) to check up the street in the coming days...

Edited by Richard S9

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Like you say looks clean as anything and it's been dry for weeks weatherwise.

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Our cellar gets well not damp or wet but you can see the floor is darker funny thing is if it’s raining all week it’s cement colour and only goes darker when it’s a dry or hot spell.

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Dig a square hole about a foot or foot and a half deep and put a float pump in it, when water starts filling the hole it will activate pump and pump it out to wherever you lead the pipe.  Did this in my brothers house a few years ago and it did the trick.. I think it’s down to the water table rising

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On 26/06/2021 at 03:50, mafya said:

Dig a square hole about a foot or foot and a half deep and put a float pump in it, when water starts filling the hole it will activate pump and pump it out to wherever you lead the pipe.  Did this in my brothers house a few years ago and it did the trick.. I think it’s down to the water table rising

Yep, exactly the right thing to do.

But Id get a small plastic square header tank, pepper it with small hole via a drill bit then sit the pump in the tank.

Surround the tank with pea gravel. two bags max should be enough.

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