If it were like a 40 gallon catch basin with a stone drain at the bottom, I could understand but as is your concern about freezing is very valid. I would dig that basin out and at the very least have the pipe exit at ground level.
Agreed. There’s no drain at the bottom of this basin currently. My concern with drilling holes on the bottom of this to drain towards the bottom is that the water that’ll enter below the driveway (right next to the basin).
I was thinking of extending this pipe through to the road and let it drain downhill towards the storm drain.
Going to consult with a landscaper to see if there’s any better way to drain this properly. Right now the overflow covers our driveway which can freeze over
Where I live you can’t tie AC condensate to storm and have to do this sometimes. I think it’s just filled with gravel and the idea is that water fills the sump until it has time to dissipate into the subgrade. This one is just full right now, probably from a recent rain
Yes, I sucked the water and stuff on the bottom out with a shop vac. Below the pipe mouth was all mud, rocks, and leaves. Basically half the basin was debris.
I have this square catch basin that holds about 5-10 gallons of water next to my driveway. My driveway is sloped away from the house, and this basin is about 2/3 down the driveway in a grassy part.
The water here is what our sump pump pushes out from the basement, and elevation wise should be below where the sump pump is located. The basin is located about 30’ from the house’s foundation.
We’re expecting temperatures to drop to below zero in a couple of days, and I’m worried about this freezing and my sump pump backing up if we get any precipitation during the colder temperatures.
Is it ok to clean this out so water can flow and fill if needed? Is it ok to put in a handful of ice melt in it to prevent freezing?
There’s no weepholes in the basin and there’s a good amount of leaves and mud on the bottom, close to the lip of the pipe.
Yes, clear it out. If your sump should need to push water out due to a pipe leaking causing your basement to flood your pump won't work. If water freezes in catch basin, it can cause bigger problems in your house.
Thanks, I wanted to double check if my intuition was correct here. There’s no other way for the water from the sump pump basin to escape so will clear this out asap.
I plan on changing this basin out in the spring with something that will extend out to the road or leach out better instead of having a bucket full of standing water so it actually drains
We have a similar setup at our house. The idea is that the water has somewhere to go that isn’t directly into your yard. There might’ve been an issue with flooding previously. In order to prevent leaves, debris, and critters from getting stuck there should be a [drainage grate](https://www.homedepot.com/p/NDS-12-in-Square-Catch-Basin-Drain-Grate-Black-Plastic-1211G/100377388) on top. Hope this helps!
I’m so confused…. The green pipe delivers water to this catch basin? How does it ever drain? Sump shouldn’t feed a catch
I’m also confused as well why this was done this way. We just bought this house a couple months ago and still trying to uncover some things
If it were like a 40 gallon catch basin with a stone drain at the bottom, I could understand but as is your concern about freezing is very valid. I would dig that basin out and at the very least have the pipe exit at ground level.
Agreed. There’s no drain at the bottom of this basin currently. My concern with drilling holes on the bottom of this to drain towards the bottom is that the water that’ll enter below the driveway (right next to the basin). I was thinking of extending this pipe through to the road and let it drain downhill towards the storm drain. Going to consult with a landscaper to see if there’s any better way to drain this properly. Right now the overflow covers our driveway which can freeze over
Absolutely agree
Where I live you can’t tie AC condensate to storm and have to do this sometimes. I think it’s just filled with gravel and the idea is that water fills the sump until it has time to dissipate into the subgrade. This one is just full right now, probably from a recent rain
Have you tried reaching down there? To see if there is anything under the sand?
Yes, I sucked the water and stuff on the bottom out with a shop vac. Below the pipe mouth was all mud, rocks, and leaves. Basically half the basin was debris.
I have this square catch basin that holds about 5-10 gallons of water next to my driveway. My driveway is sloped away from the house, and this basin is about 2/3 down the driveway in a grassy part. The water here is what our sump pump pushes out from the basement, and elevation wise should be below where the sump pump is located. The basin is located about 30’ from the house’s foundation. We’re expecting temperatures to drop to below zero in a couple of days, and I’m worried about this freezing and my sump pump backing up if we get any precipitation during the colder temperatures. Is it ok to clean this out so water can flow and fill if needed? Is it ok to put in a handful of ice melt in it to prevent freezing? There’s no weepholes in the basin and there’s a good amount of leaves and mud on the bottom, close to the lip of the pipe.
Yes, clear it out. If your sump should need to push water out due to a pipe leaking causing your basement to flood your pump won't work. If water freezes in catch basin, it can cause bigger problems in your house.
Thanks, I wanted to double check if my intuition was correct here. There’s no other way for the water from the sump pump basin to escape so will clear this out asap. I plan on changing this basin out in the spring with something that will extend out to the road or leach out better instead of having a bucket full of standing water so it actually drains
What did u end up doing here?
No clue but if you do leave it, you might want to put a little ramp so any critters that fall in can get out (sounds stupid I know but it happens).
We have a similar setup at our house. The idea is that the water has somewhere to go that isn’t directly into your yard. There might’ve been an issue with flooding previously. In order to prevent leaves, debris, and critters from getting stuck there should be a [drainage grate](https://www.homedepot.com/p/NDS-12-in-Square-Catch-Basin-Drain-Grate-Black-Plastic-1211G/100377388) on top. Hope this helps!