Finding the Source

It's one of those sounds most homeowners don't want to hear. Especially when it happens in the middle of the night or early in the morning before you're fully awake.

No, I'm not talking about your dog getting ready to puke. I'm talking about your sump pump going off. Repeatedly.

We haven't had rain here in Central Ohio in more than 10 days, so when we heard our sump pumps (yes, we have two) going off, we had to investigate.

No water in the basement was a great sign. Seeing steady water flowing at the curb where the drain lines evacuate the water meant the pumps were doing their job.

But the pits kept filling immediately and reactivating the pumps, which meant water was coming from somewhere.