All- I've got two downspouts that are tied together underground. The downspouts are on a wall that has the in-ground pool 5-8 feet away from the house, that spans 40 feet or so, necessitating the go-around. They're also tied to a yard drain that's in a lower elevation area that collects water when it rains (and itself isn't more than 8 feet or so from the house, but around the corner from the downspouts). Finally, the whole thing connects to a PVC pipe run to the alley where it should drain. The pipe doesn't exactly run downhill. The previous owners explained that at some point they installed some sort of in-line pump with a water sensor in the PVC line to get the water out. There's an AC cord that runs into the ground but I'm sure this thing died in the distant past. I don't think it's any sort of sump system as it's completely buried under grass and dirt. Sticking a running hose into either of the downspout ground entry points gives me water coming back up this one drain. A little more background- the yard is very uneven, and has shifted over the years such that the previous owners had a number of yard drains installed to catch all the low points. The lines connecting the drains are PVC but at some point transition to lesser pipe that I know to be partially clogged and/or had roots gone through (I've spent quite a bit of time trying to snake up some heavy drain tape as well as running water through each of the drains to try and map it out). Long story short, the spot where the drain is that is tied to the downspouts, is the lowest spot, collects the most water, and is closest to the house- so I've pondered installing an underground sump in the spot where the drain is. Now that I know all of this is tied together, this sump would handle two downspouts' worth of rain in addition to all the groundwater that collects. Any reason not to do this? I'd need to either make sure that PVC line gets cleared (and is solid), or install a new line. Thanks for reading!

So I've got an above ground well pump and pressure tank in my basement. Pretty trouble free. Runs from about 40lb to 55 or so if I recall correctly. I'm pretty handy with it - I've replaced the pump, foot valve etc. so yesterday we lost power. When it came on no water pressure. Checked and had lost the prime. Primed it a couple times as usual and finally got it to catch (tho it did seem to be taking a lot of water to prime!). Opened up everything one at a time to get all the air out. Waited for it to build pressure and it never did. Ran at 30 and ran and ran. Finally shut it off to save the pump. Went back about 30 min later and it had dropped down to 0. Turned the pump on and it caught, went up to about 30 and ran on again. My guess is a leaking foot valve that was exposed when the power went off? And now it's keeping the pump from reaching pressure? Would love your opinions before I pull the line!