Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:11 pm
My garden floods very badly several times a year and there is nowhere to drain the water too apart from a surface water drain which is about 2ft above the level of the garden.
The only option that I think I have is to use land drain pipe, create a concrete sump and then use some kind of pump to get the water to the nearest surface water drain.
I would like the pump start automatically so I was thinking that I could use a submersible one similar to the ones found in Machinemart ? Would the pump be ok left in the sump all year round ?
Has anybody done anything similar or can think of a better solution ?
The only option that I think I have is to use land drain pipe, create a concrete sump and then use some kind of pump to get the water to the nearest surface water drain.
I would like the pump start automatically so I was thinking that I could use a submersible one similar to the ones found in Machinemart ? Would the pump be ok left in the sump all year round ?
Has anybody done anything similar or can think of a better solution ?