I was outside a few days ago tending to my yard when I noticed my Generac generator making a buzzing noise. I’ve been in my yard almost every day this past week, so I know it was new. Also, this was the day before the weekly test, so it wasn’t an issue related to the test. The service light was green, so nothing wrong there. I’m not an electrician, but… Read More »Generac generator making buzzing noise
We had our sump pump system redone after basement flooding issues in 2009. One of the upgrades was putting in a more powerful back-up sump pump. Our plumber used one that is comparable to the Zoeller Aquanot II pedestal pump. It will run off of the AC wall current when we have power, but runs off DC current from a large battery when the power is out. These types of… Read More »Battery for backup sump pump – testing and replacement
Continued from Part 1 – on becoming a basement flooding expert… As I was out of town when the basement flooded, the first thing I did was call our homeowner’s insurance which was Allstate at that time. The woman who answered was super friendly and said I don’t need to worry and should do whatever I could to clean up the basement now so that I won’t have bigger expenses… Read More »Basement Flooding Remediation – drying it out – Part 2
Yes – I would say I qualify as an expert in basement flooding. Not quite an expert in PREVENTING basement flooding, but maybe someday I will be there. This all started about 5 years ago when I bought a house that had basement flooding issues. Of course, the previous owners said the flooding occurred because there was no backup pump and there was a power outage. It wasn’t until I… Read More »The beginning – and dealing with a bit of mold