Question: Need your thoughts on my unexplained phenomenon...what do u think?

(Posted by: wyldflwr34 on 2006-07-20 09:13:32)

I have various puddles in my basement that me and my kids are finding. There is no leak in a floor board or pipe. Nothing leaking around it. These are BIG puddles, like 2- 4 cups of water right in the middle of the floor. What could it be? I've already ruled out I think, everything...? It is water. Not pee, or anything else.... Help me try and figure this one out....What do you think? No water coming up from the floor. No water coming from a pipe above, or ducts. No kids pranking me. No rain coming in. No way for water from my two window air conditioning units to come in. Not just condensation, we are talking about a lot of water. My basement is sealed, painted, and is generally pretty dry for a basement. I've spent a couple of weeks trying to figure this out.....

Posted by: douglas g on 2006-07-20, 09:16:14

Is your cold water pipe or the toilet above real close? Could be condensation and dripping from the pipes

Posted by: Michael X on 2006-07-20, 09:16:18

Some kind of condensation, but definitely not supernatural.

Posted by: Art The Wise on 2006-07-20, 09:16:18

Why don't you go down there after someone flushes the toilet or takes a bath.

Posted by: EarthAngel on 2006-07-20, 09:16:37

Condensation? have you had warm weather recently?

Posted by: Kevin F on 2006-07-20, 09:16:58

Is your basement humid? It could be condensation dripping from the air conditioning ducts.

Posted by: Kjelstad on 2006-07-20, 09:16:59

You think it's a sign from god? that's why you posted it here?

Posted by: freelancenut on 2006-07-20, 09:17:01

A very unspiritual thought--could the basement slab be sweating in very humid weather?

Posted by: T_Time on 2006-07-20, 09:17:02

It's probably condensation from your pipes, which are usually located on the ceiling of the basement. Try a dehumidifer.

Posted by: preppy longhorn on 2006-07-20, 09:17:05

Mabe a washing machine, or an underground well.

Posted by: izombix on 2006-07-20, 09:17:09

Humidity maybe? Condesation from warm humid air collecting on the cooler concrete.

Posted by: deshane2530 on 2006-07-20, 09:17:35

Maybe your kids or someone else is playing a joke on you. Call a plumber b/ f concluding that it is necessarily the supernatural--but I do believe in that stuff too. So, it could be something more than can be explained.

Posted by: daisykristina on 2006-07-20, 09:17:41

If none of your kids are confessing to making these puddles, I'd hire a land surveyor to check for ground water.

Posted by: Zoofashan A on 2006-07-20, 09:17:43

I think ur question is right, it is an unexplained phenomenon. i am sorry cannot think of anything....

Posted by: Chu~Chi on 2006-07-20, 09:18:15

Honestly I believe in the unexplained. It could be water seeping up from the ground unless it's concrete other wise maybe it is something that can't be explianed by in the normal world..ya know?

Posted by: Gawaine on 2006-07-20, 09:18:24

The water table in your area may have risen. Have you had much rain lately?

Posted by: Ralley on 2006-07-20, 09:18:24

Could it be coming up from below?

Posted by: kritikos43 on 2006-07-20, 09:18:28

Sounds like you have it covered . if your Cement in the floor of your basement is not sealed under the Concrete it could seep up through it. Moisture come up. like a Barometer

Posted by: Wolf on 2006-07-20, 09:18:43

Are the puddles near cracks in the floor? -water could seep up from below. If you have a video camera, I would set is up and film it at different times of the day or nite- maybe you can see what is happening.

Posted by: nanawnuts on 2006-07-20, 09:18:59

Before jumping to conclusions, call a person that you can trust that is a plumber or construction worker, who can help solve your mystery. The water has to be coming from somewhere! Do you clean it up every day? Is it alwary in the same place? You may have a pipe under the floor that has ruptured and is leeching into the spot, because that is where the rupture is....That is a serious problem. You would need to have it checked immediately. Good luck. Nana

Posted by: piraterachel on 2006-07-20, 09:19:16

If it has been raining in your area, and there are cracks in the centers of these puddles, the water-table could've risen and seeped up from below. Or if not, you could have a poltergiest of a person who drowned, haunting your basement. Or, aquaman could be could be squatting there.