How to Put in Window Well Drains

A window well is the open area in the ground around a basement window. It is important to properly drain this area because if there isn't a properly designed, functioning drainage system, water can enter the basement through the window. When installing a window well drain, connecting it to the footer drain around the foundation of the house can help carry water away from the window well.

Shovel
Hacksaw
PVC cement
PVC tee
Riser pipe
Landscaping fabric
3/4-inch gravel
Drain

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the dirt inside the window well until you reach the footer drain.
- 2
  Cut through the drain tile with a hacksaw so you can fit a tee between the cut sections of pipe. The drain tile is the pipe inside the footer drain that carries water away from the foundation. A tee is a piece of pipe shaped like the letter "T" that allows three pipes to be connected.
- 3
  Apply PVC cement to the inner edges of the two holes of the tee that will be connected to the drain tile.
- 4
  Attach the tee to the drain tile with the tee pointing up.
- 5
  Attach a riser pipe to the tee.
- 6
  Wrap landscaping fabric around the tee to cover all three joints between the tee, drain tile and riser pipe.
- 7
  Fill the hole with 3/4-inch gravel.
- 8
  Cut off the excess length of riser pipe and attach the drain to the end of the pipe.

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