Anyone need help bailing water out of your basement? - Neighbors for Neighbors2024-03-29T13:41:24Zhttp://neighborsforneighbors.org/forum/topics/anyone-need-help-bailing-water?commentId=1171189%3AComment%3A39642&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noi used a sump pump, then i us…tag:neighborsforneighbors.org,2010-03-31:1171189:Comment:396422010-03-31T02:14:00.276ZMatt Lauhttp://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/Matt4
i used a sump pump, then i used a wet/dry vac when the water level was about 1/2". took me hours on the first flood... just make sure you don't break your back carrying water out from the vac. i just put the sump pump in the vac.<br />
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paid about $150 sump pump and $100 16 gallon wet dry vac.. call around, they may be sold out everywhere again.<br />
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we are also have major repair issues... mold remediation is expensive so try to prevent it now.
i used a sump pump, then i used a wet/dry vac when the water level was about 1/2". took me hours on the first flood... just make sure you don't break your back carrying water out from the vac. i just put the sump pump in the vac.<br />
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paid about $150 sump pump and $100 16 gallon wet dry vac.. call around, they may be sold out everywhere again.<br />
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we are also have major repair issues... mold remediation is expensive so try to prevent it now. You can buy a stand-alone sum…tag:neighborsforneighbors.org,2010-03-30:1171189:Comment:395222010-03-30T16:42:43.739ZWhithttp://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/Whit
You can buy a stand-alone sump pump at Ace for 90 bucks. You don't have to have a hole for it to sit it--though I suppose it's better. You plug it in. It hooks up to a garden hose and you stick it out the window. When the rain ended last time the 2 or 3 inches in my basement vanished in a couple of hours by itself and this time I have had no need for the pump--yet.<br />
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Whit
You can buy a stand-alone sump pump at Ace for 90 bucks. You don't have to have a hole for it to sit it--though I suppose it's better. You plug it in. It hooks up to a garden hose and you stick it out the window. When the rain ended last time the 2 or 3 inches in my basement vanished in a couple of hours by itself and this time I have had no need for the pump--yet.<br />
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Whit I've heard of folks using wet…tag:neighborsforneighbors.org,2010-03-30:1171189:Comment:394982010-03-30T14:39:08.392ZJoseph Porcelli (Chief Neighbor)http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/josephporcelli
I've heard of folks using wet/dray vacs.
I've heard of folks using wet/dray vacs. Hopefully I'll only get a cou…tag:neighborsforneighbors.org,2010-03-30:1171189:Comment:394962010-03-30T14:33:37.560ZEileen McMahonhttp://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/EileenMcMahon
Hopefully I'll only get a couple of inches like last time, but I'm curious what everyone is using to bail and pump themselves out with. Sump pumps were sold out when I went to Ace Hardware in the last go round. In the end I had to settle for opening the windows during the day and running the humidifier at night which got me 90% of the way.<br />
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When looked into installing a sump pump, I discovered it would cost me $2,000 to have it installed. Unfortunately with other repair issues slated for the…
Hopefully I'll only get a couple of inches like last time, but I'm curious what everyone is using to bail and pump themselves out with. Sump pumps were sold out when I went to Ace Hardware in the last go round. In the end I had to settle for opening the windows during the day and running the humidifier at night which got me 90% of the way.<br />
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When looked into installing a sump pump, I discovered it would cost me $2,000 to have it installed. Unfortunately with other repair issues slated for the spring I can't invest in this solution this year. Any other suggestions would be most welcome!