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The novice, you're brilliant. Thanks for this as it's resolved the issue and now everything is back in order. Thanks again

Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can help me with a bit of a strange dilemma. I have a vaillant ecotec boiler, salus RT500RF stat and RT300RF receiver. I've noticed a problem with the system. Basically, even though I've turned down the thermostat temperature, the receiver is still lighting up...

That's really appreciated. You guys have all been very very helpful and I can't thank you enough. Keep up the good work.

Okay, so: Drain the water in the trench Back-fill using standard soft clay, compacting it as I go (no concrete or gravel???) I know this might be me being a bit over-worried, but what happens to the water that will build-up afterwards? Would it push the foundations? Would I need to do anything...

Lol...I wasn't planning to :cry:, but what's the suggestion?

Sorry...I edited my post just a second ago. It's approx 6 foot deep

The trench is approx 3 metres long and 2 feet wide near the ground-level tarmac. But the width narrows to around 1 foot near the bottom (lower than footing stones). It's approx 6 foot in height

Hi Ian, digging on the other side is not possible mate, because also immediately inline with the gas pipe, it's the lead pipe and the main sewer pipe. I've now got a stomach-churning feeling that this is why the builder decided to quit the job, making an excuse of a holiday. I didn't want to...

Jump pump - No worries mate. Bernard - Upon reading what you've just wrote, my heart has just sank mate :(. If I had known this all along, I would never have let the builder dig out a trench and would have simply left it alone. I spoke to him this morning and due to the stress, I ended up...

No worries. I'll just have to think of a way to build around it. Can I ask you a general question? I've read on quite a few forums that if the basement is old and water is entering that it should not be disturbed and water should simply be collected using the usual methods. What sort of...

Yes, your right as submersible pump method is the best one. My apologies as there is another issue which I totally forgot to mention. How big of a chamber will I need? The reason I ask is because there is a main gas pipe approx 1 foot away from the house wall, running along the trench. I...

Sorry for the confusion mate. I'm just thinking outside the box and just exploring other ideas and options :rolleyes:...As the saying goes "never place all eggs in one basket", lol! All I was thinking is whether I can use a pipe with a float switch attached at the end of it. I then drop that...

That's really appreciated, thanks. I have a hypothetical question. Submersible water pumps have a float switch, right? So is there such a float switch which can be attached/wired to the end of a pipe?

Cheers mate. Regarding Q.2, I was simply trying to clarify whether I can use a flexi output pipe instead of a rigid or if has to be a rigid drain pipe then how would it be possible to lift the pump for maintenance as that type of pipe would most likely be screwed/bolted down. What sort of...

Thanks Just Pumps. I kind of get the idea and I like it as it would mean no need for water to be forced into the basement to be extract and instead it would be taken out externally. This is the same idea that Ian was mentioning earlier, but I didn't get what he way saying (SORRY IAN) If I'm...

Just pumps - Is there a possibility of an example diagram, just so that I can make sense of what your describing? It's just that I've seen many examples of indoor sum pump systems, but never an outdoor version...especially the style and type you describe.

Thanks nozzle. Please take a look at the diagrams I've posted earlier. Just so that I can make sense of it, how would your perforated pipe help with such a setup?

Thanks Ian. Really appreciate yours and everyone else's help. You say the pump could sit in a chamber, but since I'll have weep holes (As the diagram shows) which would allow the water to enter into the basement, would it not be better to have a sump pump on the inside to collect and redirect...

Right. That's very helpful, thanks. If you take a look at the 2 diagrams in my previous post, would the method of concreting and a channel of gravel work? Also doesn't the ground need to be compressed with heavy clay against the foundations on the outside to stop movement of the footing stones?

Hi Ian. Yes, all drains were dye tested - no issues found. When you say have a pump, do you mean inside the basement or outside? Also since the hard blue clay has been taken out and I'm worried about any future structural problems, what can I safely replace it with? Concrete, clay or soil or...