Basement

[ysabetwordsmith]

Copious water is gushing in the basement. My partner Doug thinks that the hose for the sump pump is disconnected. I measured the standing water at 7 1/4" and we're going to check it again later to see if it's rising rapidly. I suspect that it will, indeed, continue to rise as the fields are flooded and the sump is not doing its job, but I don't know how fast it will rise.

EDIT 5/18/21 -- The part of the house on the same circuit as the sump has lost power. >_< That's the dining room, living room, and my office. So it's turning into a real pain in the ass. Fortunately the refrigerator and freezer still have power. But I'm typing with a camping lantern in my office, which is awkward.

Comments

[mtbc]

Argh, good luck with managing it and getting it attended to!

flooded basement

[dialecticdreamer]

I hope there are no boxes or other items stored down there!

Re: flooded basement

[ysabetwordsmith]

Not really, just random bits of junk. It isn't a finished basement that can be used. It has equipment in it. Hopefully the water will not damage that.

However, the part of the house on the same circuit as the sump has lost power. >_< That's the dining room, living room, and my office. So it's turning into a real pain in the ass. Fortunately the refrigerator and freezer still have power. But I'm typing with a camping lantern in my office, which is awkward.

Re: flooded basement

[dialecticdreamer]

Yeah, that sucks

[princessofgeeks]

YIKES

[siberian_skys]

That's awful. I'm so sorry that that happened to you and Doug. Hopefully it will get better soon.