Started building this greenhouse with the intention to have it dug down into the ground. Well I believe the footer of the concrete on the front side was not tampered down well enough creating a spot for water to flow into and flood the inside. I don’t want to talk about how stupid this all is just some suggestions on sump pumps or any ideas to stop the flooding. We currently have a sump pump but it takes a hope and pray to get it to work. We have gone through a couple now. Why are they constantly failing?
by Bright_Watercress_82
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Your pumps are probably getting clogged with mud and debris. Create a screen on the inlet to try to keep the gunk out.
As the other dude said you probably need to better filter the sump, water looks real muddy. You can take a bucket, drill holes around it, and cover it with some sort of filtering material and place the sump inside. That or if the geography of the area allows you can put in a drain to daylight.
french drain around the perimeter
Is that all from rain?
Ayy I’m a mosquito looking for a place for my family of 3 million. What are your rates kind king?
Damn, that stinks! However, you have experienced failure, which is part of the process, so let’s fix it.
https://preview.redd.it/vdb94xcmgv1e1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d86c8c921dcb9303ce277021adda7a456cf1957
sorry it is blurry, but this the idea behind the sump being in the concrete or ground below water level. The pump sits at the bottom of the container, this one is plastic. You have an intake that drains from the ground into the container area, when a water level is reached, the pump activates and then expels the water somewhere else. We have [Little Giant](https://www.littlegiant.com/products/sump–effluent-pumps–systems/) pumps in our basement, they are well-built.
I also recommend what other commenters suggested, about 10? feet around the perimeter, dig some french drains to help. I don’t know enough to be a bug help, but [French Drain Man](https://youtu.be/NTXJymUXA60?si=qccug1TC3mHJD7aL) is decent.
GOOD LUCK AND GOD SPEED
The water could have gone underneath your footer or been blown in by the wind. Before you panic about pumping it all out, remember the weight of water is ten pounds to the gallon and that is the pressure that will be pushing on your exterior walls and could cause them to collapse. Sometimes it’s better to let the floor flood to even our the pressure.
Totally thought those were chickens
I saw chickens instead of sandbags