Yea, I had to go purchase one. I know I have one out in the garage somewhere, but I can't find it. I have a big 2" gas job, but that's two big.

Still dewatering, day 3. I got ahead of it once yesterday. Man I tell yuh, those Ridgid vacuums are life savers. I'm using just the one now, an 8 year old 16 gallon, sucking the perimeter water down to a workable level. I can't fix anything until I get that water down. Feels as though I'm lowing the entire damn water table here.

What a pain. Alarms went off at 4 this morning. Had to go turn the pump on lol. Water came up 2' over night.

 

I purchased a Flow tech manual shallow pump (to -1/8 from surface). Looking to see if I can get a float switch for that one vs buying another pump all together, once I dig in a sump crock. Why in the hell didn't this basement have a sump/sump area ? You always have a sump in the basement, -just in case right ? House was built in late 50's, - perhaps it wasn't code then. (?). What a job.

I could let it go and have home owners insurance deal with it. 500 deductible tho and nothing was ruined yet, - just the figgen work! As soon as I get the water down, I have to bust up the floor, excavate, import some pea-stone, t- into clay tile, place perforated pipe (socked), backfill w/peastone, adjust grade to 4" below ff, mix some concrete, cap it off. Can do, - just sucks.

 

and you'll e able to add the sump area if you do the work yourself

 

Right, I already have a spot all picked out. The only thing that sucks about that is having to Y into old 4" cast sewer pipe for the discharge. I guess that won't be TO bad. Be a lot better if I didn't have to do it lol.

Mann, I wonder if that hydrant is leaking out front? Seems odd this is happening now after being here 4 years without a leak. I guess I better call the city tomorrow.

 

Not much buddy how about yourself?

 

Taxes done. Had to pay far less than last year.

 

Good morning!

I forgot how much of a work out it is to cut wood with a chain saw.

 

 

NHL playoff tickets go on sale today.

 

that sux.....sumps should only discharge to the outside.....its against code to discharge them into the sewar unless allowed by the city....

 

strike helped that out.....

 

Foggy this morning but nothing like yesterday morning's 4 1/2 inches of rain!

 

eventhough we've gotten plenty of moisture in the last two weeks we're still in a drought in SE South Dakota....Nebraska is pathetic......

 

I think he's talking about connecting the sump crock into the existing drain tile around the foundation.

 

Wish we could help out...lot's of excess rain down here yesterday!