Not sure R J but I think our water alarm came from Grangers . a high pierced alarm runs off a 9 volt battery. the sensor lays within two feet of the sump pump hole. L
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 09:43:07AM -0400, RJ wrote: > If you are installing a sump pump, consider putting in a alarm to let you > know if the sump isn't working. > It could save you a clean up. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee A. Stone > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 09:35 > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What To Look For? > > > > if the concrete has not been poured yet you could take like a long > nail or a spike . same thing only heavier and tap down theru the > crushed stone. . if that is what they have done it is a good job as > it , that pipe should take all the water to the sump pump and then it > will be pumped and out. what I would ask is is that sump pump on a > seperate breaker. no matter. ask them the contractors to show you > where the breaker is for the sump pump so you cn label itClaudia. > actually with some sighted help you could label our panel box for > everything. . like the kitchen , bedroom and more.. do you have any > idea if they dug down to frm a concrete pocket / well / hole for > the sump pump to sit in? if they installed the sump pump already that > is fine . if you need to buy one or someone is picking it out > Sears/ craftsman has about the only pump with a lifetime warrante/ > guarentee. . I know a lot about flooded basements. been there and done > that. Lee > > On Sun, Oct > 18, 2009 at > 05:06:56AM > -0500, Claudia wrote: > > Okay, > > > > I realize that this may sound silly, but here goes. We're finally having > > contractors come do work on our basement; we were approved for a grant, > to > > fix our water issues. > > If you all remember, we got about a foot of water last September in that > > basement, when we had three days of continuous rain! > > > > What the contractors are doing is the work from the inside; they broke up > > the concrete, around the perimeter of the entire basement, place > corrugated > > pipe or tubing al along that broken up space, filled in where the > concrete > > was with stone, and put in a sump pump,, towards the front of our > basement. > > On Monday, they're getting ready to pour the concrete. > > So, here is the magic question. > > Since we're both blind, how do we really know that they put the > corrugated > > tubing, under all that stone? We don't know that they did for certain; > this > > was what they told us the plan would be! > > So, if we have someone come over today, what do we look for? > > We don't want them pouring the concrete tomorrow, if they didn't do > > anything, of course. > > > > You always hear of contractors ripping people off, so we're trying to > ensure > > that this isn't happening! > > > > The agency that gave us the grant is supposed to come and inspect, but it > > doesn't seem like they're doing this, until all work has been done! > > > > Ideas on what we should have someone look for would be great! > > Thanks. And, I've been working through most of this process, so I > couldn't > > really tell you what was done & wasn't, on particular days! My other half > > was here, but of course, he only knows what they've told him! > > > > > > > > Claudia > > MSN: [email protected] > > > > Skype: claudiadr2009 > > > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > > > -- > Cynic, n.: > One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced eye. > . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Cynic, n.: One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced eye. .
