Gray, ME - WaterGuard & SuperSump Installation
Challenge
Dealing with a flooding basement, Regina was tired of the endless water needing to be pumped out by hand. She soon found a way to stop the flooding!
Solution
One way to stop the water before it is able to gather in the basement is to catch it within the concrete. We installed 136 feet of WaterGuard piping around the basement to do just this! The water in the surrounding soil is forced through the concrete when too much water collects due to rain. This is when the WaterGuard comes into play, and because it is within the concrete itself, captures the water before it reaches the surface. The water is then guided to the sump to be evacuated.
The sump too received an upgrade to help remove water. We installed a SuperSump sump pump to take the water from the WaterGuard and push it up and out of the basement. The water exits through a PVC discharge line which deposits the water far away from the home, to drain harmlessly into the soil. This discharge line, however, may become blocked by ice or other debris. To prevent these sorts of issues from causing the pump to back-up and flood the basement, we attached an IceGuard to the line. The IceGuard has holes to allow water to escape through the sides, should it rise back up to that point in the line.
Now Regina can live without fear of a flooding basement. Her days of pumping water are over!
Project Summary
Products: WaterGuard, IceGuard, SuperSump
