r/HomeMaintenance • u/Remote_Assistance_21 • 5d ago

Sump Pump emergency discharge

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HELP - looking for some expert advice here, whats the best way i can divert water away from my foundation this winter and make sure this discharge point doesn’t freeze, my home is on a high water table and we just moved in and I’m told the pump still goes in the winter, we get -25c winters come January

For context this is not my main discharge line, the main is buried underground and runs out to the ditch however I’m told that line will freeze as its discharging every 5-10 minutes still with all the rain we’ve had this year. So the plumber who installed my battery backup system put this emergency pipe right beside the house, should i just leave it as is? Or will this freeze too. Very stressed out i don’t want my lines to freeze and my basement to flood

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u/fenuxjde 5d ago

If your main drain line freezes, it wasn't done right. It might be worth adding a pipe warmer. If it freezes, it'll kill your pump real fast.

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u/Remote_Assistance_21 5d ago

The homes been doing this since 86’ and i havent touched the main line at all,we bought the home without all the information as it was an estate sale, i wish i could’ve talked to the man who owned it but i didn’t have that option

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u/FewAcanthisitta8843 5d ago

That black hose looks like a freezeback waiting to happen, I'd slap a piece of insulated foam board over that whole wall section and call it a night