yep, wheels were, and to save time, when I was pouring it into a sink, we didn't take the time to dismount the tank, just lift and pour. (the handle against the overhead cabinets was fun).
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, William Stephan wrote: > Dale, I think it's > a little over 7 lbs to the gallon. > > Hopefully, wheels were available. > > > -----Original Message----- > .From: "Dale Leavens"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > .Sent: 4/16/07 3:39:50 PM > .To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps > . > .My goodness man! 25 gallons of water is one hell of a weight! Even your > .American gallons must weigh a couple of hundred pounds. > . > .I would hustle out quick and get me a sump pump, they aren't all that > .expensive and a few lengths of hat hose out a window. They aren't all that > .powerful but will eject probably hundreds of gallons an hour. > . > .Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .Skype DaleLeavens > .Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > . > . > .----- Original Message ----- > .From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > .To: <[email protected]> > .Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:05 PM > .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps > . > . > .> we got flooded here twice yesterday. First time it was the common for 3 > .> houses. The second time, I was thinking it was the same, but was (what > .> turned out to be) a wig sized clump of mud/grass/eck in the vertical at > .> the base of the driveway. > .> We were dumping shopvac tanks down the main drive 25gal at a time. > .> > .> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Dale Leavens wrote: > .> > .>> That is exactly what people do much of the time only the outlet hose is > .>> bigger, I think it is inch and a quarter. You would usually take it some > .>> distance down hill from your home. It is probably forbidden to drop the > .>> end > .>> of the hose into a storm sewer but you could probably end it in a gutter. > .>> > .>> If your sewer lines are adequate ... but that too is most likely not > .>> legal > .>> and in a real storm situation might even back up. > .>> > .>> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > .>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .>> Skype DaleLeavens > .>> Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > .>> > .>> > .>> ----- Original Message ----- > .>> From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > .>> To: <[email protected]> > .>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:45 PM > .>> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] RESump pumps > .>> > .>> > .>>> I am fermiliar with sump pumps and basically how they work but I don't > .>>> know > .>>> any thing about the out put side, do they usually just run a pipe out > .>>> the > .>>> wall? > .>>> As I was reading Scott's post about this I had a thought. Why couldn't a > .>>> line be run from the sump basket up the wall and out and then hook up a > .>>> spout that has threads on it so you could just hook up a garden hose and > .>>> run > .>>> it where ever you want. For example you could run it into a naybors > .>>> basement. > .>>> OK well maybe not some one elses basement but seriously you could run it > .>>> to > .>>> a low spot in the yard or into a storm system or what ever works best in > .>>> your case. Is this method already used? If not Why don't they do this? > .>>> > .>>> -----Original Message----- > .>>> From: [email protected] > .>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .>>> Behalf Of Scott Howell > .>>> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:59 AM > .>>> To: [email protected] > .>>> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cracked foundation > .>>> > .>>> You know what amazes me is that with all the technological > .>>> advancements that have been made in construction, why hasn't someone > .>>> come up with a basement that doesn't leak. Something that could be > .>>> placed in the hole before the basement is poored. Something like a > .>>> type of plastic liner perhaps or along those lines. I guess its less > .>>> expensive to use block when poor concrete over it, but again, is that > .>>> to save money or does it offer some advantages a totally poored > .>>> concrete basement or is there such a thing? Well its been raining > .>>> like hell for the last 8 or so hours. So, if this puppy is gonna > .>>> leak, its gonna be over the next couple of days. We're to get 1 to 3 > .>>> inches of rain. > .>>> Btw, here's another aside from all this cracked foundation bit. Why > .>>> in the hell do builders install sump-pumps and just bring the outlet > .>>> about six inches from the house. Doesn't it make sense that this > .>>> dumps water right back at the point where it will drain back in? I > .>>> surely don't understand the logic. So, that will be another project > .>>> and no, these issues aren't near eachother or related. > .>>> > .>>> Scott > .>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net> > .>>> > .>>> > .>>> > .>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > .>>> > .>>> > .>>> > .>>> To listen to the show archives go to link > .>>> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > .>>> or > .>>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > .>>> > .>>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > .>>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > .>>> > .>>> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > .>>> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > .>>> > .>>> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > .>>> Various > .>>> List Members At The Following address: > .>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > .>>> > .>>> Visit the new archives page at the following address > .>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > .>>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > .>>> list just send a blank message to: > .>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .>>> Yahoo! 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