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1. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: coles at colesnurseries.com (Dan Fest); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:09:17 -0400; We've gotten hammered with rain over the last few days. Our basement has about 1 inch of water in it. It came in through the walls that aren't as water tight as the floor which is waterproof concrete; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00021.html (8,026 bytes)
2. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (BJNoSHOV8); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:41:55 -0500; My shop vac came with an attachment with a squeegee built in I assume for picking up water. Of course you could always just sweep the water to one spot and pick it up with a shop vac.; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00022.html (8,522 bytes)
3. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:54:13 -0700; If you have a sump to put a hose end into, siphon it. I had success siphoning 16 inches out of my basement with two garden hoses (in parallel) when hurricane Floyd hit NJ. Jack We've gotten hammered; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00023.html (9,474 bytes)
4. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: ejrussell at mebtel.net (ejrussell at mebtel.net); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:36:57 -0400; Quoting Dan Fest <coles at colesnurseries.com>: A floor pump will take it down to ~ 1/8". It needs more to get started (an inch deep should be plenty.) Then finish with a wet vac (shop vac). http://w; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00024.html (8,685 bytes)
5. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:38:05 -0400; I'll add my vote for the shop vac. With mine, you're supposed to remove the filter when you are using it for water. Keep in mind that a shop vac full of water is very heavy. It's great if there's a w; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00025.html (9,109 bytes)
6. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: nases at verizon.net (Phil Nase); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:40:25 -0400; We had somewhat less than an inch but soaked into our carpets in the basement. We vacuumed it out. I want to use something on that floor other than carpets. I've heard from a flooring guy that the on; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00026.html (10,038 bytes)
7. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:06:29 -0500; Yep. If you've really got an inch, this will suck pretty well. I'd also ee of you can find a floor squuegee. It's a bit of foam rubber on stick, very useful for drying concrete floors. If they're smo; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00027.html (10,178 bytes)
8. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:26:31 -0700; Yup, vacuuming is a better suggestion than siphoning. We didn't have power for 5 days when we flooded . . . . . . . If you have a sump to put a hose end into, siphon it. I had success siphoning 16 in; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00028.html (10,794 bytes)
9. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: kennedybc at comcast.net (Brian Kennedy); Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:44:56 -0700; Phil, we have a cottage that floods frequently. We put down commercial tile in '04 and it's flooded 4 times since then. No problem so far. Brian K basement. water scrubbed still; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00029.html (9,987 bytes)
10. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: pj_thomas at comcast.net (Peter J. Thomas); Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:25:03 -0400; Like others have said, shop vac. I'd like to add: HD and I'm sure other such places sell mini vacs that fit on top of a 5 gallon bucket for about $20. Get one of these and 4 buckets. One person vacuu; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00030.html (9,944 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: tputland at charter.net (Tim); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:46:28 -0400 (EDT); I tried to deal with this exact situation with a shop vac about 15 years ago. It is very hard work. Be forewarned, if you are the one going up the stairs carrying the buckets, it would be best if you; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00031.html (11,411 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:48:06 -0700; Which was going to be my suggestion in the first place. Once the pump gets the whole floor down as low as it can, then you can drop the pump into a bucket and empty your shop vac into the bucket. De; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00032.html (8,870 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: peterwmurray at gmail.com (Peter Murray); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:12:57 -0400; My Shop-Vac has the ability to not only suck up the water, but you can switch an attachment and it will pump it out a hose as well, so no hefting needed. Unfortunately, mine can't do both at the same; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00033.html (8,729 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:58:46 -0700; Which is why I used a siphon to empty 16 inches out of my basement. I lived on a hill, so it was possible. Jack; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00034.html (8,379 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] water in basement (score: 1): Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:50:39 -0400; Couldn't you run a pipe sloped downwards from the low point of your basement until it reached the surface somewhere down the hillside? Then your basement would be self-draining! Doug lived; /html/shop-talk/2011-09/msg00035.html (8,709 bytes)

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