Seems like I read someplace that submarine sailors take saltwater showers? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Sounds like you’re doing a lot better than others up your way. Glad to hear > your power is still on and you’re not having to bail it out by hand… > > Ever heard of a “Navy shower?” Not fun, but it works. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower > > Dan > > > > On Oct 11, 2016, at 10:52 AM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > Water still seeping into my basement. 'Removed original accumulation by > > early Sun evening via 1¼" strong and steady stream. I was then able to > > re-establish the pump in sump by boiler in middle of basement; slow but > > steady stream via garden hose since then. 'Depth holding at about ½" on > > bsmnt floor. > > > > We've been lucky to have not lost power. Power still out in much of the > > city. Dangerous driving with many traffic signals inop. > > > > 'Water heater and burner/blower for heating system boiler still inop. > > > > 'Had very short cold shower this morning. 'Figured it might not be as bad > > as the 34-degree lake water the Danes threw me into at the July 4th party in > > '78. Well, it was close. > > > > Wilt > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Cc: "Mitch Haley" <mi...@mitchellhaley.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Matthew > > > > > >> I wonder if it's worth having both a submersible and a pedestal in the same > >> hole > >> if there's room for the bases. Each pump would need its own one way valve > >> before > >> teeing the pipes together, but if you set the pedestal to come on an inch > >> higher > >> than the submersible you'd be covered for any failure of the submersible > >> (but > >> not for total power failure). > >> > >> When I put my new furnace in, I set in on 11" stacks of concrete blocks. > >> When I added the indoor coil for a heat pump 2 years later, I had to ditch > >> the > >> blocks to make room for the extra height. Now it sits on 3/4" of rubber > >> patio > >> pavers. It turns out my sump never rises above floor level in power > >> failures, > >> but sometimes rainwater seeps into the basement opposite the sump, and > >> runs past > >> the furnace to the sump, usually when I forget to replace the outspouts > >> for the > >> gutters after I mow the yard. > >> > >> Mitch. > >> > >> > >>> On October 9, 2016 at 12:35 PM WILTON via Mercedes > >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> 14" water in basement; > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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