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Mindy Jensen
  • BiggerPockets Money Podcast Host
  • Longmont, CO
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Sump won't turn off - rain won't stop

Mindy Jensen
  • BiggerPockets Money Podcast Host
  • Longmont, CO
Posted May 8 2015, 21:33

It has been raining since Monday. The river is above flood stage, the rain won't stop. I went down to the crawlspace just to double check, and found a lot of water. I see where it is coming in - from poor grading around the house. I can fix that later, but the sump won't stop running. Pretty sure the float switch is jammed or faulty - the sump came with the house, it was a foreclosure so I have zero information. It looks old. It is a Big John, if that helps at all.

So I don't feel comfortable turning it off to try to fix it - what if it didn't go back on? Rain is forecast for the next 2 days, along with 2-8 inches of snow - YAY!

Any suggestions or uplifting stories of when this happened to you and you turned it off and everything worked out and you lived happily ever after?

Thanks!

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