Woke up today to find this in the basement. Fun stuff
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Water is the bane of my homeowning existence...
What was the culprit?
What was the culprit?
Check for wires after the cleanup crew comes in, that's how they got into the Soprano household.
Sorry to hear it, good luck rehabbing.
Sorry to hear it, good luck rehabbing.
So sorry to see this Dan. Having been through this a few times, I understand. Hopefully everything can get cleaned and dried quickly.
Yikes, didn't think we got that much rain last night. Get some fans down there so the flooring doesn't warp too much. Needless to say a shop vac saved my ass 2 years ago when Ida dumped 10 inches of rain in 6 hours and I got a couple inches of water in my basement. Sorry to see this nonetheless!
Thought u were showing off your shinny floors the first pic lol. But this sucks, had this happen 2x within the same year and it was the worst. Good luck!
If the sump failed, or the water heater died, homeowner's insurance will cover it. (minus the deductible of course). The remediation of my basement was about 30k. that was the water removal, dehumidifiers, cutting the walls (drywall soaks up water fast), and the rebuild....
Mark
Mark
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OP
Thanks all. Appreciate the well wishes.
Sump pump was the culprit. Fortunately we have sump failure coverage for up to 50% of the value of the house, so that should be one less stressor.
Need to get everything up and running for the PHL V3 meetup
Sump pump was the culprit. Fortunately we have sump failure coverage for up to 50% of the value of the house, so that should be one less stressor.
Need to get everything up and running for the PHL V3 meetup
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Yikes! Sorry to see that Dan, glad to hear you have coverage! Hope it's a quick/easy fix!
As a Texas homeowner, this is Greek to me.
Jokes aside, sucks to see that Dan. Good luck with the rehab.
Today was my turn
Total sump pump failure. Shop vacced for 2 hours and I was able to get ahead of it but was seeing that water was still coming in.
An emergency call to the plumber later for the price of a rack of TP fracs, we have a new sump pump that's getting the water out.
Before anyone asks, no chips were harmed in this ordeal.
Total sump pump failure. Shop vacced for 2 hours and I was able to get ahead of it but was seeing that water was still coming in.
An emergency call to the plumber later for the price of a rack of TP fracs, we have a new sump pump that's getting the water out.
Before anyone asks, no chips were harmed in this ordeal.
Shiny floors again!
Seeking Alpha Social Club
4 of a Kind
Sorry to hear this brother!! ):
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Ugh. I'm sorry Joe. Reminder to everyone to check on your sump and be sure to have a battery backup.
Sound advice indeed. This I did not expect. Pump was only 7 years old. Figured we had at least 3 more years on it.
Hope your space is on the mend! This happening twice in two years is why I'll never finish my space. Most home insurance policies in New Jersey won't cover sump failures.
Awwwe Fuck! Your basement is amazing. I hope it's not gonna need major gutting.
WedgeRock
Royal Flush
They have sump pumps in New York... And Pittsburgh.
I grew up in a house built in the late 1800's/early 1900's. We had a basement that child me felt looked like a dungeon. It didn't have a sump pump, or if it did, I was unaware.
But good advice for when I move!
bernielomax
Full House
Sorry this happened. Check your homeowners insurance policy. Sump pump failure may be covered. When this happened to me 5 years ago, the adjustor determined that the only reason the basement flooded was because the sump pump failed and I had a one time coverage for that.
ThinkingFold
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We installed the below and cannot recommend it highly enough. It sits directory above our plugged in sump and has been a life saver during power outages.
https://www.amazon.com/Basement-Wat...11-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Basement-Wat...11-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1
Just curious,
If the sump pump itself dies, this won't help, correct?
ThinkingFold
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Nope. That is the what is great about it. It is really just a second sump pump connected to a battery. In our case, we lost power during a killer storm and realized our sump was worthless without power, so we bought the battery backup.
The below picture shows our setup. The two pipes are the different sumps. One being our plugged in original sump and the other to the battery powered one ( battery being in the box on the left ). The battery powered one is positioned higher than the original so it does not always run. Each spring when we are getting a bad rain, I will go down and unplug the original sump just to make sure the battery one kicks on.
The only negative was the install. It was not fun.
ThinkingFold
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Oh, and one follow up. At first I thought that cutting the holes in the cover for all the pipes was genius. But now with everything permanent I realize it is a terrible design since while I can lift it up a few inches to look in, I cannot take it fully off. I keep meaning to cut it in half so I can actually take the full cover off when needed. So yeah, do not do that.
WedgeRock
Royal Flush
If I had a choice I wouldn't...
OP
OP
Looks better now without the water
Great to see it all fixed up Dan.
Keep me in mind if you ever have an open seat at one of your games.
Keep me in mind if you ever have an open seat at one of your games.
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