Round two and a fresh determination to find the source of The Leak and lo and behold- thar she blows!

Only a bit more chiseling out and I finally found it! Such a relatively small thing but a huge morale boost to find something that’s been annoying us for over a year. I quickly realized the connector had to go so I cut it out and was left wondering what the hell type of fittings had to go in to replace it.

Fortunately, our lovely plumber who’s been remodeling our bathroom was to hand to ask for advice… He sent me off to the shop for the right fittings and voilá! Beautiful!

And there it is! We cleared out the weeds and the concrete is dry for the first time.. the kids are super pleased and their soccer “pitch” is now super dusty instead of muddy… Better than it was.?