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  1. 04-01-2008, 09:11 AM #1
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    Default ugh!!!!!!!!!

    What a way to wake up. I woke up to hear Dh hollering. I ran down stairs to see what was up. There is a foot of water in the basement! The sump pump malfunctioned. Dh got the other pump in and got it out but the furnace sounds weird. Dh says the wires stayed dry but a little water got sucked into the blower. He thinks it is ok and has a heater blowing on it to dry it out. UGH!
    I was supposed to wake up to breakfast in bed for my birthday not a flood!
    ~July 19 saving goal for event $104/$1000
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  2. 04-01-2008, 09:36 AM #2
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    Oh, NO! And on your Birthday? ugh.

    We had that problem in rainy/snowmelty weather for awhile, then dh hooked up (don't ask me how, maybe your dh could figure this out) an old smoke detector on a wire to the sump pump, and it would PEEP loudly when it was overflowing/not working. All ya have to do to shut off the peeping and fix the situation, is take out the 9 volt battery temporarily.

    We were saved this Spring once again by it, and I ran to a hardware and got another, and he installed it in the nick of time before overflow. Of course, though--it won't help if we're not here when it goes off, but.......

    I've told dh he should get a patent on it.

    BTW:

    Hope your day gets MUCH better from here.
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  3. 04-01-2008, 09:47 AM #3
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    So sorry. Happy Birthday!
    " May we never let the things we can’t have or don’t have or shouldn’t have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it. One of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."
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  4. 04-01-2008, 11:27 AM #4
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    Oh no!!! Not a fun way to start your day!!

    Happy Birthday!!
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    Hope your are able to enjoy the rest of your Birthday!!
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    Thank you! Furnace tech said it will be a ok and even told dh what to do over the phone! How nice was that. Dh fixed what caused the sump pump problem. Guess who is installing another back up pump. Yep us. We also found a water alarm for $7 at the hardware store.
    ~July 19 saving goal for event $104/$1000
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  7. 04-01-2008, 08:53 PM #7
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    Glad you got it figured out. Hope you were able to salvage some special time on your birthday!
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  8. 04-02-2008, 07:14 AM #8
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    Sorry to hear that nodmicks
    Hope you had some nice time on your Birthday also
    Our sump pump is running non stop lately. Mr Gurgles is on the job
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  9. 04-02-2008, 07:37 AM #9
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    I'm really sorry to hear this!!!

    Whatever you do, don't claim through you home insurance. We had sump pump problems and we're now paying through the nose for insurance (we're lucky we were able to get insured again at all!).

    Edited to add: Happy Birthday!!!
    Last edited by AstarB1; 04-02-2008 at 07:38 AM. Reason: Forgot to Say Happy Birthday!
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  10. 04-02-2008, 09:22 AM #10
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    Ugh, what rotten luck! I hope you can put it behind real quick and get on with enjoying your birthday. Happy Birthday!
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  11. 04-02-2008, 09:24 AM #11
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    that sure was an awful way to wake up.
    breakfast in bed would have been a lot better.
    sorry this happened to ya`ll what a mess.
    hope thing`s are straightend out.
    happy birthday.
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