Basemant Precautions

Jun/09/08 09:08 AM
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Well the moment of truth came for the heat and air unit. For those of you that don't remember, it was submerged under two and a half feet of water after our basement flooded. But Troy from Airtech fired it right up and it worked like a charm. So all in all the flood damage didn't cost us a dime.
    Since then we have taken precautions against any future mishaps because I have a feeling if that unit had been running at the time of the flood then I would be writing a different post. Basically I dug a footer around the water entry point and I'm pouring a small concrete wall to redirect the water. Also, Kristin's sister and her husband (the plumber) came to visit and while they were here he installed a sump pump as a back up. Really they did a lot more than that, and honestly we wouldn't be moved in now had they not come to help.
    I don't know if you've ever seen a sump pump in action but it is pretty impressive. Adam poured a 5 gallon bucket in the floor well to test it and in about 2 seconds the entire bucket of water was violently pumped out. So hopefully we won't have to worry about this in the future.