I purchased a house in Aug of 2008 that was built in 2007. I was the first owner of this house. It has 1 window well in the basement. Before signing on the line I asked the contractor how the window well was supposed to drain, you see it was dirt inside the well. He assured me that it would not be a problem and that water would drain naturally. Trusting him (fool) I signed the line and the house became mine. Oh, I must also note that until about 2009 SD was in a drought. From Aug 2008 till about March 2010 all was well, the window well was dry, sump pump worked, all we well and the basement was dry. Then we had a whole lot of rain. I had the window well covered and didn't think anything about the rain, I figured as long as it was covered I was ok. I was wrong. My son went to the basement and told me the floor was all wet. I went down and the window well was full of water up and past the bottom of the window and water was coming in around the bottom of the window. I quickly ran to the store and bought a pump and pumped it out. Over the next couple days WITH NO RAIN, the well would continually fill up, and continues to fill up FROM THE GROUND UP to this day. It is a constant battle with the water. I called the contractor and he told me to dig out all the dirt and backfill it with gravel. I told him I wanted him to do it and he said ok, but it would cost me cause my Home Owners Warranty was expired. So... I figured I would ask here... What is the best way to fix this issue? Im pretty sure there is a drain tile around the house cause I have a sump pump and it kicks water out atleast once a week. Obviously there is no drainage from the well connected to the drain til of the house. Do I need to dig down till I find the drain tile and connect a pipe to drain the well or....? Please help, Im getting tired of pumping water every couple days and would like to have this fixed before it gets to late. Thanks! Todd

1. Is attic insulation important or very very important? 2 my attic is insulated (home depot said it's good but I can use more. ) will I benefit more from adding more insulation or by buying a pellet stove? Which is better to put my money towards ? I have a 1800sqft house with central air. I run on oil , I have a vaulted ceiling in the living room. Pellet stove would be installed down stairs in a finished basementbof a raised ranch house.