Additional steps you may take.
Sump pump hole in siding fill.
Then use a garden hose and push it under the liner.
The hole should be drilled downward at a 45 degree angle pointing away from your pump but inside your pump pit.
This is roughly the amount of space you need to make your pit.
The weight of the liner will cause it to fall in the void underneath.
Plug in and test the sump pump.
Let s say that in your observations you have found water to occupy a space of about a foot or two square.
Your weep hole should be drilled between the discharge and check valve.
The water from the hose will push the sand out from under the liner and will stop the erosion.
For the garden hose method you will need to place the sump liner in the started hole and fill it with water.
Mix concrete to fill in the area around the top of the sump basin to make it look neat and tidy.
Learn all about your home s sump pump how to maintain it and solutions to common sump pump problems.
A sump pump usually begins with a pit which is not only where you have found water to accumulate but over the correct amount space as well.
Drill holes in the sump pump basin to allow water to enter the basin to activate the float switch.
Pour water into the basin and make sure the sump pump works.