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Post by ronzo56 on Nov 26, 2016 1:12:16 GMT
Glad to hear everything is alright Ian. A number of years ago one of those pumps saved my living room and my neighbors bedroom from flooding. We had two storms systems merge out in the Pacific and it went from dry to a small creek running between the two houses in just a few hours. Like you I ran out and got the last pump they had. I still keep it handy. I never knew how fast water can build up.
Seems a lifetime ago since it rained like that here.
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Post by Rabbit on Nov 26, 2016 8:15:14 GMT
Hi Ron. Yes, the speed of the build up was frightening and I was worried that it was the water table was too high and someone had built the garage too low. (Well it is really)
If you just go over the water table, the pressure upwards can crack buildings up. It looks like surface water now, running down Crockham Hill, but actually underneath the ground surface, forming underground streams.
So the pump just sits in the pit waiting to switch itself on next time. The water is still running down there but very slowly. Apparently, it can take weeks!!
I've routed an 'out' pipe from the pump now so that it leaves the pit and goes along the top of the wall and out through the eaves which are open. Then outside, I ran the pipe in a drainpipe under the ground to drain naturally. That way, hopefully, the outpipe won't freeze up in the cold part of Winter.
Hopefully, the pump won't go off that often anyway.
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Post by ronzo56 on Nov 26, 2016 13:25:02 GMT
And you thought you where going to slow down in retirement!
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Post by Rabbit on Nov 26, 2016 16:55:04 GMT
I know!!! I haven't stopped since retiring really. All those daft little jobs get done and the grass stays short.
I must admit, it is nice though; especially not having to have enforced leave for work. I always hated being away from home TBH.
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