Canuck223 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Good news is, my loading bench and supplied were spared the flood. Equally good, the kids toys they "forgot" to clean up didn't escape. Bagged and ready for the truck now!!! We got back this morning after picking up the kids. They'd spent three weeks with Grandma at the cottage. Ben ran downstairs for something, and came up asking, "Why is there water in the basement?" The guys from the public works came over after MrsCanuck223 and I shovelled the shit and toys out of the way of the drain. They ran 90 feet of snake out to the street, and fortunately they didn't find any roots in the cutter. Now I just need to run a dehumidifier and fan in the basement, and mop the shit out of it, literally. I see a few bottles of ammonia in my future. Could have been worse I suppose. The basement is unfinished, so no carpet or flooring was damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Je$us Mary and Joesph.....who's s#it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Did it come up from the drain? If so, get a jack hammer and add a Check-valve? FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hmmmm..... I would be a little concerned if they didn't find any blockage. There are a couple of things to look at. The first is how much water/crap/etc was in the basement. If your blockage was in the transverse line out to the main you would have no more water in the basement than you were putting down the drain. Usually you will see a fair amount of water only if you have a couple showers in a row before you note the backup. Also there shouldn't been any "special" presents in there that didn't come from your.... your..... uh, home. If you were really heavily flooded (I've seen almost a foot deep in a slab home) I would be concerned that there was/is a partial blockage in the main line outside your home. By any chance are you the lowest home in the area? If so you might want to call the city and ask them to check out the main. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hmmmm..... I would be a little concerned if they didn't find any blockage. There are a couple of things to look at. The first is how much water/crap/etc was in the basement. If your blockage was in the transverse line out to the main you would have no more water in the basement than you were putting down the drain. Usually you will see a fair amount of water only if you have a couple showers in a row before you note the backup. Also there shouldn't been any "special" presents in there that didn't come from your.... your..... uh, home. If you were really heavily flooded (I've seen almost a foot deep in a slab home) I would be concerned that there was/is a partial blockage in the main line outside your home. By any chance are you the lowest home in the area? If so you might want to call the city and ask them to check out the main. Just a thought. We're on a street with a fair pitch to it, to the extent that the local joggers and bike riders use our street for hill training. However, we are not at the bottom. We're perhaps 10 houses up from the lowest point. We believe the problem is that there is not enough of a downword angle in the transverse pipe. Our town keep records of call-outs for sewer issues, and our place seems to have had a call out every couple of years. Odds are there was a clot of greese or toilet paper that continued to collect material until it dammed up the pipe. The effluent in the basement was most likely from the laundry and dishwasher we turned on just prior to leaving to pick up the kids. While I like the idea of a check valve, I'm worried that it's not a real fix. Instead of a basement flood, I suspect my first clue of a problem would be the same material flowing out of the dishwasher or washing machine on the first floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Sorry to hear about that, what a crappy way to start the day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaG Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Instead of digging up the lateral to install check valve, unscrew the top out of the clean-out at the street and put a pop up top on instead. It only costs about $10.00 from Home Depot. Sounds like the problem is downstream from your place. DaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter hornby Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 check around, or start with the town and see who has a camera to run down your line to the main. it could answer your problems quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasOPM Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 In this case, thanks for NOT including pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 And you though you had it bad.... http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2009/...0188626-ap.html Whats worse, to be floating in sh!t, or to have sh!t floating by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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