Lee,
There are two types I looked at. One is the battery operated that can be
purchased at most hardware stores. I believe Lowes and Home Depot carry them.
They are under $10. Than there is the AC / DC types that operate with a float
that range from 85 to 98 dollars. I could only find them in a specially store
like Granger's I got mine at a local pump Store and like it better than the DC
type, for they can be adjusted to give you a alarm before the water comes out
of the sump bucket. Since I installed it, has saved us one clean up in two
years And if we never hear the alarm again, the one time it saved us a mess,
was worth the $85..
RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee A. Stone
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:02
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What To Look For?
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.
> .
>
>
>
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Cynic, n.:
One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced eye.
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