Sump pump drain

12-30-2011, 12:08 PM	#1
Shred180 Newbie   Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1	Sump pump drain My sump pump drains very often onto my lawn creating a marsh. I would like to bury it in the spring in hopes of watering a garden or flower beds. What are my options? I do live in the Midwest so the frost line would be an issue.

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01-01-2012, 11:26 AM	#2
Bondo Master General ReEngineer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,160	Sump pump drain Quote: Originally Posted by Shred180 My sump pump drains very often onto my lawn creating a marsh. I would like to bury it in the spring in hopes of watering a garden or flower beds. What are my options? I do live in the Midwest so the frost line would be an issue. Ayuh,.... You'll need either Extreme pitch to drain the discharge quickly, or get it below yer local frost line...

01-01-2012, 11:55 AM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,144	Sump pump drain Better yet figure out why the waters getting in there in the first place and correct it. Gutters, adding a french drain, regrading ect.