Basement floor drain. Where does it go?
Please educate me. I have a drain in the basement floor. It's in the area near the sump well and the furnace/AC/water heater. It's about 10cm in diameter. I looked inside. There is standing water and I see a pipe closer to the surface going to the side. I suppose when the water level reaches that level it flows away. Is it connected to the sewer? I am afraid it may drain into the soil. That's why I am asking. Occasionally I poured water in there and it went away. I wonder if I can dump water occasionally into it in winter assuming it goes to the sewer, otherwise, I may create a trouble.
I don't know if there was a code for such things, so the answer can be unambiguous. The house was built in the 80s, southern Ontario.
I don't know if there was a code for such things, so the answer can be unambiguous. The house was built in the 80s, southern Ontario.