I downsized and bought a house nearby. The house is great except for one problem. The sump pump is going on regularly. Anywhere between once in 30 seconds to once in a couple of minutes.
The house is at the bottom of the intersection of two gentle slopes, one from the right side and one from the back, and this seems to be funneling water towards my home. I have attached three pictures, one from the right, one from the back, and one from the left.
The house is relatively new (1993), so the basement has pipes under the floor which directs water to a sump pump. I see that the pipe from the left side of the house collects more water to the sump than from the right side of the house. As you can see from the picture to the left, the snowmelt is collecting on the left side of the house.
As far as the interior of the basement goes, I have a new electric sump pump installed and a new water-power-based backup pump (basepump available at home depot). So, if I lose electricity, I have a backup based on water pressure which does not need electricity. I also plan to keep a new electric sump pump so that I can replace it immediately in case of failure of the electric sump pump.
My thinking is that the water must be stopped on the outside before it comes up against the basement walls.
Any ideas on how to handle it?