Flood!!!!!

[joeymarine]

Just as the title states. Thankfully I wasn't feeling well this morning and took my time getting ready to leave for work, went downstairs and heard something coming from the basement. I flew downstairs to see my carpet soaked and water shooting up out of my sump. I'm assuming a snail got stuck in the return line and caused too much pressure as the line came off at the pump creating a water fountain.

I'm guessing I caught it early b/c the temp in the display had only dropped to 76.8. I sucked up most of the water with a steam cleaner and then shampood the carpets.

The stand obviously got really wet and I dried it the best I could. Do I need to worry about the stand giving out because the wood got wet?

My sump light is shorted out and the controller for my power head is fried. FML.

 

[Jcurry@wesketch]

The stand should be alright if it just got wet this time and it's solid wood, not particle board.

Don't you have clamps on your tubing connections?

 

[joeymarine]

Yes, first time getting wet and yes to clamps. I had one of those plastic clamps on the hose on the pump...apparently not tight enough.

Is there a better hose clamp to use? I would assume the metal ones are not a good way to go in the water.

 

[Jcurry@wesketch]

If your pump is submersible and in your sump you shouldn't use the metal clamps only the plastic ones.

 

[fatoldsun]

Vinyl cable/wire ties are a good secondary measure. Either next to the plastic clamp or on top of it to keep it from working loose.