I knew things had been going too well...

[IndyColtsFan]

You should probably invest in a backup pump and water alarms and/or a smart home system which can monitor for floods/leaks. Mine has caught water heater leaks multiple times the past 3 years.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

after my remodel, I put one of these under each sink and one in the hot water heater pan. I have knocked off a drain under the sink and it worked great. I mopped up the leak and got a fan on it before it soaked into anything.
https://www.amazon.com/First-Alert-...1536419469&sr=8-7&keywords=amazon+water+alarm

My brother has those and I was over at his house when some condensation triggered one in his crawl space. The thing I didn’t like was that it was somewhat hard to hear them; where we were, it sounded like a barely audible high-pitched whine until my brother figured out what it was.

If you have an HA system like SmartThings, you can get alerts on your phone, strobe lights, trigger sirens, trigger Alexa announcements, etc, so you get the alert. Also, for things like leaking plumbing, you can integrate it with a smart valve which will turn off the water main so that your damage is limited if you’re not home.

 

[WilliamM2]

I've seen too many flooded basements to ever consider finishing mine. Even though we are on a hill with sandy soil, and have never had a drop of water in the basement from rain, or any need for a sump pump.

I did have the washer overflow once, took an hour to clean up with a shop vac, maybe less.

 

[13Gigatons]

I've seen too many flooded basements to ever consider finishing mine. Even though we are on a hill with sandy soil, and have never had a drop of water in the basement from rain, or any need for a sump pump.

I did have the washer overflow once, took an hour to clean up with a shop vac, maybe less.

Most of the basements here are finished. It's a nice space to have for Home Theater, Gym, pool table, etc. Just need to prepare for bad weather.

 

[13Gigatons]

😱 Yeah it's far worse for many in the path.

When are sump pumps required equipment? Few of the houses around here have them. Is it just based on the local water table? I live in the city and all our gutters empty into a combined sewer system. I always figured that was part of it.

Most areas around here are required to have overhead plumbing if building new house. They passed an ordinance in 70's or 80's but a lot of homes built in the 50's don't have it. Putting in a sump is probably a wise idea.

 

[paperfist]

In case anyone was wondering how many screws I used to secure the plywood to the stage and riser it was this many:

Pro tip - drawing lines for where to screw things down also makes it easier to unscrew said things. Hunting down the screws that were not on my lines was annoying

Well look at the bright side, you didn’t use construction adhesive.

 

[skyking]

My brother has those and I was over at his house when some condensation triggered one in his crawl space. The thing I didn’t like was that it was somewhat hard to hear them; where we were, it sounded like a barely audible high-pitched whine until my brother figured out what it was.

If you have an HA system like SmartThings, you can get alerts on your phone, strobe lights, trigger sirens, trigger Alexa announcements, etc, so you get the alert. Also, for things like leaking plumbing, you can integrate it with a smart valve which will turn off the water main so that your damage is limited if you’re not home.

Crawlspace is a little removed, mine are easily heard under the bathroom and kitchen sinks and in the water heater closet.
on a side note, I lined the area under my sink with vinyl flooring that I cut in one piece and ran up the walls, and sealed the seams with silicone.

 

[Herr Kutz]

I had 2 hit in runs in the time span of about a year too.

How's the Z27i working for you?