Sump Pump Discharge Pipe Repaired

Replaced leaky sump pump hose with PVC pipe. 

Our sump pump was using flexible swimming pool pump hose for water discharge. This hose developed some leaks. Today I replaced that hose with 1 1/4 inch PCV pipe.The nature of the job was such that two sections of pipe would not line up correctly. Solution was to use my heat gun to warm up and soften a section of the PVC allowing me to bend it by hand into usable angle. It was important to get this done because soon the huge amount of snow we have will be melting and flooding our basement. 

Replaced leaky sump pump hose with PVC pipe. 

Replaced leaky sump pump hose with PVC pipe. 

Replaced leaky sump pump hose with PVC pipe. 

On another note ice sliding off our roof this morning took down my land line phone line, Called TDS Telecom. They be here tomorrow between 10 and 11:30 for repair.

Telephone land line taken down by ice sliding off the roof.

Telephone land line taken down by ice sliding off the roof.

Low temp overnight was 14 degrees. High was 34. Currently at 10:45 it's 20. Trail cam set up in basement Saturday night captured video of a bat flying. Camera was set up about 4 days ago and this was only clip I got. It was last week on Sunday evening when I encountered the other bat. 

Walked 9,609 steps today.

Rain, Sump Pump, & Meek's Cutoff May 19, 2022

Flooded basement of our home in Chaumont, NY. House is at least 120 years old with a less than ideal limestone foundation. 

 

Yesterday and today we had plenty of heavy rain. This evening, around 6:00 discovered the basement was flooding with about a foot of water and more flowing in. The sump pump is quite old, at least 10 years, maybe as many as 15 years of service. Recently the switch was sticking. I bought  new pump a few weeks ago. I figured it failed. I quickly replaced the old with the new, plugged it in and it wouldn't go. I fiddled around and it started up. 18 minutes later it quit. The electric outlet had no power. Maybe a breaker tripped. I got and extension cord and plugged it into different outlet. It ran for 10 minutes and stopped. I checked the cords, connections, gave something a wiggle and it started up. Worked fine and pumped all the water out in less than an hour. I'll troubleshoot the electric problem tomorrow.

Earlier today I put some blinds on windows in one of our clay street apartments that I just leased to a young yesterday. She is a 27 year old Certified Nurse Assistant and seems to be very nice. The blinds are cordless, cost $18 and change at Home Depot.

I then went to bank and also bought some flower and cucumber plants at Seaway Gardens Watertown. 

Dropped in on my Celebrity Brother for a quick 20 minute visit.

Finished the evening off watch a 2010 western movie titled Meek"s Crossing. About some settlers getting lost crossing a desert in Oregon in 1845. 

One of the new blinds I installed today on apartment No.3, Clay St., Watertown, NY. 

A frustrating day: Flooded basement and other things Friday March 15, 2015

So I got up and did an hour or so f guitar practice. went to pour some coffee and checked the basement o our house. It was flooded. A foot of water. First thought was the sump pump quit. But no, discovered some sort of blockage in the discharge line. I doubt it's frozen because that hasn't happened in many years. (well, a small freeze once this winter that was minor, insignificant. More on that another time.)
So, I went to Lowe's bought some hose to connect to the pump and run it out through the back shed to the outdoors. All told dropped a $120.00. Temporary fix.
Had to go find dates of my grandparents deaths  to satisfy surrogate court in the settlement of my mother's estate. That too was frustrating and I learned about how screwed up vital records are kept in the state. A subject for another blog.
Meanwhile I needed to shop for party supplies, food & drink for the opening of a photography exhibit featuring my work at Eye Crave in downtown Watertown. That takes place tomorrow, 4-7:00. Computer at the wine store was down and created a big headache trying to pay and check out. I want to put down the details but It will take much more time than I want to give right now. It's 18:45 and I'm tired. Extra tired actually as I'm still adjusting to the time change.