tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6085017966815454373..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: The Minor Mystery of the Leaking Water Main and the Wet BasementJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-67768229159291932622021-02-24T15:29:24.706-05:002021-02-24T15:29:24.706-05:00"The leak was three houses away, and a whole ...<i>"The leak was three houses away, and a whole lot of water seemed to be flowing away through the storm sewer. It didn't make sense to me. Was there enough water to saturate all the ground from the leak to our house? Or was there some sort of underground channel carrying water from the leak to our back wall?"</i><br /><br />Well, the storm sewer itself might have a "leak" right near your house. They're basically just concrete sluices, and cold weather stress can cause them to crack and separate just like with a pipe, and allow water into the ground where the damage is.<br /><br />Which might mean that even with the water pipe itself fixed, you could still have some seepage problems in the future if the storm sewer gets particularly full during a period of heavy sustained rain - although it might require a constant high level flow for it to produce any actual problems, particularly if the sewer damage is at a height that only leaks when the water levels are high enough.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com