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 are in decent
shape ( as I was ) and regardless of how fit you are, you will still be
sore the next day.
But the most important piece of information I can pass along that may
seem obvious but really isn't (wasn't to me then): make sure the water
is done coming in before you start to remove the water a bucket at a
time. Don't ask me how I know.
I ended up pumping it out with a pump my neither had made that only
needed about an inch of water to be able to do its job.
Good luck!
Tim
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Peter J. Thomas wrote:
> On 9/10/2011 8:09 PM, Dan Fest wrote:
>> 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. We've never
>> had
>> trouble before. My questions is this. How do we get the water out
>> ?? It
>> isn't enough for most pumps that I am familar with. Any ideas ??
>> Thanks,
>> Dan
>
> 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 vacuums
> and when two buckets are full another person carries them out, one in
> each hand. Carrying two five gallon buckets, 50 lbs apiece, out of a
> basement will be a lot easier than a full shop vac. Also should be
> faster with one person vacuuming while the other totes.
>
> Peter T.
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