I have flooding in my basement and have identified that installing a sump pump is the best course of action. As far as where to locate the pit, the lowest part of my basement is where the drain already exists. Is it possible to locate the pit in this area and just have the drain connect to the pit somehow? I am a little confused as to where this drain even goes to or how it works as it is well below the main line hookup. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi we are from chicago and own a summer home in michigan. We are in the sister lakes area and my sister and her husband own a home next to us. Both of our wells are having trouble the pump motor is running all the time and we run out of water all the time. The pressure drops, and it takes forever to build back up. We were told we both need a new well by contractors (5 to 6000.00 dollars). I have been reading your blogs and see that we might be able to clean the screen? Is that possible? They did remove all the pipe on my sisters well and now they are trying to remove the screen but they need a special tool. They removed 70 ft of pipe. Is it worth it to try and clean the screen with some type of chemical or not. Please HELP I dont feel like putting out 6 grand.