Hi, it’s Todd from Missouri Basement with another healthy basement tip. Now today, I like to talk to you about some planners or sump pits. And as you see what I have here, as your typical sump planner that you’re going to find in the majority of big box stores, hardware stores. It’s 24 to 30 inches deep and typically what’s going to happen is the contractor is going to put a serious of holes in here or perforations to accept water from the immediate area surrounding it.
Now, being that deep, we’re not concerned with pumping water at 2-1/2 to 3 feet below your slump. So what I want to show you is the fundamental difference between the old school deep sump liner and the sump pit or sump planner that we use, the great sump. So let’s take a look.
Now, let me show you why Missouri Basement relays upon the sealed close great sump. Now, the first you’re going to notice are the large holes. It’s designed this way to draw enlarge amounts of water, okay and these holes are going to face your slump. We’re not going to draw the water in from beneath the footing. These holes, they’re less restrictive therefore they allowed the pump to rich full capacity. Okay, it’s going to run more efficiently.
The next thing you’re going to notice is depth. It’s only 19 inches deep and it’s that way for a reason. If you remember the old planners that are out there, they’re 24 to 30 inches deep. Now, we’re not concerned with pumping water that’s 24 to 30 inches below your floor. That’s going to cost premature pump failure and it’s going to raise your energy bills. Your pumps are going to run when it doesn’t need to be running, okay.
Now, another thing I want you to notice is the solid sides. We’re addressing the structural integrity here on the foundation. We plays the liner with these solid sides towards the foundation of footing because beneath the footing are the supporting soils. We called this the zone of influence, the area directly beneath your footing. This prevents us from drawing in those soil fines which could potentially lead to foundation failure because you’re degrading that supporting soil based beneath the footing. So we’ve eliminated that flow that you’ll find in the old completely perforated sump planners, okay. We’ve eliminated with this design here.
So, those are the reasons why we rely on the great sump. It’s reliable. It’s structure integrity. It’s going to protect the structural integrity of your home and it’s highly efficient and it’s safe. Now, this is Todd from Missouri Basement. This has been another healthy basement tip.
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