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Funnier than a Sump

Posted on May 12, 2024 by kimerer_brian

DG has been less than pleased with the contents of this blog since it began dealing with boring subjects such as my sump pump.

“Well, DG”, I said, “What have you got that is funnier than my sump pump?

OK. Whatever.

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I have been working on my Sump Pump Alarm project again, and I have come up with the wicked awesome Sump Alarm Warning Loud Alarm Bell (SAWLAB) to let me know when the pump isn’t working and the basement is about to flood. Here is what it looks like.

Here’s how it works: When the sump hole fills with water, the Float Switch in the Sump Hole floats to the top, which causes the float switch to close the circuit to the battery pack, which sends 12 Volts to the bell circuit, which makes the Alarm Bell ring. Here is what it sounds like.

Pretty cool, hunh?

What? Of course everybody cares. Just look at how fast the hit counter has been going up recently.

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Sump Pump Rig

Posted on April 21, 2024 by kimerer_brian

Due to popular demand, I have annotated a photo of my sump pump rig to make it more obvious how all of this works.

As you can see, this is a sophisticated arrangement of technological equipment.

Thanks for asking.

Maybe so, but somebody out there was thinking of asking.

Hey, that’s my line.

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Clarification

Posted on April 13, 2024 by kimerer_brian

After my recent post about our sump pump adventure, I realized that some clarification is required regarding my assistant.

My able assistant was my wife, not DG, who was taking a nap at the time.

Ya. Actually, you were. You were sitting in the easy chair with your eyes closed.

Ya. Sure. Go back to sleep.

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You Can’t Make this Stuff Up

Posted on April 6, 2024 by kimerer_brian

So, it’s raining and raining and also it’s raining, so take a guess at what would be the worst possible event that you can think of that might happen during our wetter than normal spring.

Yup. Last night our sump pump stopped working, and the basement was filling with water.

So…….. find a plumber on Friday evening?

Fortunately, because I am a dweeb, I had a backup sump pump that I bought years ago just to cover us for this sort of contingency.

Unfortunately, I am not a plumber, and the connections to the new pump are different from the connections to the old pump. Go figure.

So, I (and my able assistant) hacked something together to see if we can keep our basement dry. Does this look right to you?

Ahhhh. Maybe not.

Pay special attention to the string tied neatly in a bow.

Here’s a photo of the foul, filthy, failed <insert additional f word> pump that I pulled out of the hole.

Anyway, the new pump appears to be working for now. Next week I will get a real plumber to check out the proper use of the jute string. What could possibly go wrong?

Stay dry.

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