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Thank you. The neighbours have similars probs. They tell me it started when new houses were built not far away - a pond was filed in, and it looks as if that water is now finding its way into my cellar. We are on a slight hill. The water is quite dirty - smell like sulphur. Not sure what floor...

I have a terraced house with a damp cellar. As this time of year water rises to a level of about 1 foot, and remains stagnant and smelly. I have opened up the coal hatch to ventilate and installed a sump pump, but this has not solved the problem. Someone has suggested a dehimidifier may work -...