When a blocked outside drain is most likely to occur.
Drain outside basement door clogged.
And it s clogged broken or what i don t know.
Several things clog a basement floor drain such as tree roots hair toilet paper sanitary napkins grease chemical cleaners and other objectionable objects.
But if you ve tried this quick fix there must be serious underlying issues.
When it rains hard water comes into the basement under the door.
Stand clear as you remove the plug and as you work on the clog.
Just to give you an example of what i am talking about the steps to the basement look like this.
Likewise just like any drain pipe an outside drain pipe can break or get root infested.
Outdoor drain clogged with mud.
It was called cutting a door in a concrete foundation during this project i suggested to the client the necessity of installing basement entry drain.
I have a drain which is right outside the backdooor to my basement.
You can also pour 1 cup 208 g of baking soda into the drain then pour 1 cup 240 ml of vinegar to the drain to start a reaction that will unclog the drain.
Find a clean out plug located on a large drain pipe in areas such as your basement crawl space garage or near the foundation of your house.
I rented an electric snake yesterday and tried to solve the problem.
While a blocked outside drain can happen any day of the year it occurs most commonly during the fall season.
Luckily the water drained almost instantly and the crisis was averted.
How to unclog an outside drain.
Another thought was to install an small exterior sump pump that is inset into the concrete floor of the landing outside the door but even that would have a drain cover that would potentially get clogged.
Leaves dirt and heavy rainstorms can be too much for the outside drains to take.
Depending on how severe the clog and what type of pipe you re dealing with unclogging your yard drain could go a few different ways.
One thing that i noticed right outside my basement door in the yard is that the drain that i guess prevents flooding when it rains is quite clogged.
Waste water may drain out when you open the cleanout and when you break the clog.
The drain at the bottom had been clogged and i had to go outside to unclog the drain.
I went to home depot and rented a rotor snake but that just got caught in dirt and mud and some water went down but then it rained and the water just sat there.
If you have a pvc drain pipe you can try using a drain auger or sewer cleaning machine.
One thought was to completely replace the basement door for something watertight.
On june 4th 2009 i posted on a project i had done a few years ago.
This isn t my basement but it s pretty identical.
You can stick drain rods down outside drains to try to break up clogs or obstructions that may be blocking it.
