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June 14, 2006
moist and delicious.
well, i've come across more than one tale of flooded houses today and i suddenly have reason to be glad my basement is designed to be wet. there are quite a few streams down there tonight, but it's all draining right out through the drains in the floor, just like it's supposed to.
it dawned on me today-- and i can't believe i never thought of this before-- that the large square drain grate might house a long-dead sump pump. i lifted the grate just now and sure enough, there's a well filled with water and an odd metal protruberance inside the well. i've never seen a sump pump before, so i'm just guessing, but i think that could well be what that is. which leads to interesting questions, like what might happen if i got it working again?
it feels a little like that part in little, big when Smoky figures out that the orrery actually powers the whole house, including a whole house vaccuum system.
Posted by lisa at June 14, 2006 06:37 PM
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Sump Pump! That sounds so cool.
Posted by: Phil on June 14, 2006 11:07 PM
I recommend looking into replacing the sump pump with a new one. The basement at my old house had never had one until the Great Flood of 2000, and it made a big difference. The pump itself was about $125, and it needs to drain outside somewhere (preferably with a tube away from the house, or the water will just come right back in).
Posted by: Stephanie on June 15, 2006 08:32 AM
yes, now that i've realized i might have a place for one, it sounds like a great idea.
Posted by: lisa on June 15, 2006 09:02 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.