It could simply be that you have an extra pump (like a back-up pump designed to kick in if the first pump fails or if the power goes out). That could indicate three differing scenarios. What if you find the pit but it has two pipes coming out of it instead of just one? These pits will usually have a solid steel lid with no pipes sticking up. The discharge pipe from the pit is usually buried and goes to a lower point on the property where it lets the water flow out of an open end. Once in a very great while the sump pump is found in a pit outside the home. So just because you don’t see it outside doesn’t mean it is not there. Keep in mind that sometimes the discharge line is attached to the sewer or is buried outside and directed to a lower point on the property. If you find a suspected discharge pipe, you can go to the basement or crawlspace directly below the pipe to see if the pump is there. These are usually (not always) directly above the location of your sump pump. If you find one, that may be a sump pump discharge line. Look for a pipe that’s at least 1-1/4” in diameter protruding through the wall and just hanging out in space. If you do have a basement or crawlspace, the easiest (but not only) way to see if you have a sump pump is to take a short hike around the exterior of your home. In most areas it is illegal to attach the sump to the sewer line so it will usually discharge outside the house. So when you do find the pump, you will see a pit in the floor with a pipe coming out of it then exiting the home or going to the main sewer pipe. Sooooo-no basement-no need for a sump pump.Ī sump pump will usually be in a preformed pit (we’ve seen them in a plain hole in the floor too!). Sump pumps are designed to take water that surrounds your foundation and pump it outside before it can seep into your basement. If your house is built on a slab (no basement) then odds are there is no sump pump. So, without further ado, let’s see if we can cover every single way you’d be able to tell if you have a sump pump. Recently we had a client call in to asking “Exactly how do I know if I have a sump pump?”Ī licensed journeyman plumber would be able to tell in about the 2 nd minute of a visit to the home if there is a sump pump, but it got us to thinking that maybe there are some clients out there who are interested in figuring this out for themselves. When you are as totally immersed in an industry like plumbing for as long as we have been, sometimes we forget just how something that seems easy for us can be very challenging for folks who are not exposed to these things on a daily basis.
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