[Shop-talk] water in basement

[Peter J. Thomas]

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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