The Return of Home Moanership XVI
- garysjordan
- 18 hours ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 11 minutes ago
2025-07-04
"There will be no more flooding in the basement. The plumbing service has come and gone and taken steps." - 2024-03-17
1. The northern sump pump was replaced with a 1/2 horsepower submersible pump with level controller, the discharge of which is no longer tied into the house sewage lines. Instead, the effluent of the sump, being groundwater, is pumped outside. We lined the drain path with pea-gravel.
2. The washer no longer discharges to the deep sinks. Instead, it discharges to a tank with an injector pump (and backup) that used the old tee connection to the sewage line that the sump pump no longer uses.
3. When the northern basement dehumidifier runs, it produces a steady trickle of water from the air.
4. I bought smaller "baker's racks" for the dehumidifiers. The northern dehumidifier now drains into a plastic tub that sits in the deep sink. I use a submersible pump and fifteen feet of plastic tubing to pump the collected condensate into the ejector-pump sump that the washing machine now drains into.
All the shelves are in use, I reclaimed a microwave cart for the Owner’s Suite, and everyone is happy with the Not Flooding. What could possibly go wrong?
What could go wrong? There is a southern dehumidifier that drained into the southern sump.
So naturally, the southern sump pump, being of an age with the dead northern sump pump, Decided to join its beloved mate in the Great Beyond.
One of three small submersible pumps now resides in the southern sump. Not the smallest, which works only intermittently.
"Say something good and it goes away. Say something bad and it happens."
See? Talk about heavy rain and it falls from the sky. The Weather Channel says, "As of 4:49 am EDT a Flood Watch is in effectood Watch
There is a possible risk of severe weather today. Wind is the greatest threat.
And yes, the sump has risen over the lip before I had the pump in place. I've emptied the tote three times since midnight.
Flood Advisory
From Wed 8:16 pm until 11:15 pm EDT
1 of 2
Action Recommended
Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued By
Wakefield - VA, US, National Weather Service
Affected Area
Portions of central and south central Virginia, including the following counties and independent cities, in central Virginia, Chesterfield and City of Colonial Heights. In south central Virginia, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Prince George
Description
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Virginia, including the following counties and independent cities, in central Virginia, Chesterfield and City of Colonial Heights. In south central Virginia, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie and Prince George. WHEN...Until 1115 PM EDT. IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 816 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia State University, Chester, Prince George, Ettrick, Matoaca, Petersburg National Battlefield, Richard Bland College, New Bohemia, Birchett Estate and Jordan Point Country Club. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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