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Installing Basement Drainage Solutions and Sump Pumps

Bob reviews two types of water barriers installed in the basement to prevent water intrusion. The water barriers block moisture that comes through the walls and channel it into a perimeter drainage system in the floor. Larry Janesky of Basement Systems reviews the WaterGuard system and explains how the pipes are set to a proper elevation by backfilling with crushed stone. Pitching the pipes makes the water drain into a sump hole where it can be pumped out of the home. Janesky shows Bob the WaterGuard ports that open into the embedded channels for inspection or cleaning, and provide a drainage outlet for the dehumidifier. Janesky then reviews the TripleSafe Sump Pump and how it works to pump collected water out of the home. The system uses three pumps to minimize the risk of flooding by pump failure. The primary pump has a secondary backup pump in case the it fails or becomes overloaded. Both pumps are hardwired into the home's electrical system. Each pump has its own discharge pipes so that the system will not be overloaded by increased demand. A third pump is battery-operated in case of power failure. An alarm sounds when the battery-driven pump kicks in to alert the homeowner so that power can be restored before the battery runs down. IceGuard fittings have been put on the discharge pipes outside so that water will clear the home even if the underground discharge pipes are frozen.

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Installing Basement Drainage Solutions and Sump Pumps

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" Behind me is a barrier two types of barrier that were also installed last week. One of them in the finished base which basically acts as a moisture barrier but also is reflective so that it helps conserve energy. And then this one an unfinished space where in the area there will be framed off for equipment such as the water heater and the furnace. This basically also keeps any moisture that tries stiff. Filtered through the foundation on that side and it'll actually drip down and into these channels. Now Larry to nest he's over here he's going to explain the rest of this installation. Larry the we're continuing with the what's this in -- Waterguard Waterguard right yes and so that is the conduit around the entire perimeter that's right what's he doing with the with the stone and stuff he's setting the work. Elevation and we backfill it was. To make sure that that's the proper elevation like water from the walls from underneath the floor and drain it all around to the -- Okay. So the crushed stone will hold in place at the right level and pitch. What's -- what's his you know you've got right down here what. --"

" And we put this emperor without. A couple of different reasons one is it's an inspection port -- you can see what's going on inside the system afterwards -- that is all. Concrete ago but also in the basement we're going to be putting in a dehumidification system. And it provides a good spot if we knock this out it. Provides a hole for the comments in line from the -- so you can have. Three quarter inch line go right in there for that kind of safe right okay. Then let's let's talk about the the most important since -- of the whole operation I suppose which is the sump. Right yet this is going to be a triple safe sump system that we install here. And this has three pumps in it so that if one pump ever fails we have backup pumps to take. The -- out of here that's right so that there's no risk of flooding from. From pump failed so what you have here is a wonderful little model -- is a model of that triple safe sump system and see there's three pumps this is your first pump -- AC operated -- secondary pump this is an AC backup pumps of this whenever fails. Then this one will take over and those are both. Hard wired to the house electricity that's right okay and in some -- again a lot of water so one pump can't keep up with the amount of water being heavy rain. Then both of these pumps will operate simultaneously. To get over double the amount of water out but isn't the type I mean -- are -- limited by the diameter of the -- that's right and that's why we have two different discharge pipes coming out of here okay and run them both separately to the outside see okay. And then the third pump. The third pump is a battery operated backup pump. So the power goes out the water will rise to its operating range and that will automatically pump the water out off a battery power -- Excellent. Okay so we've got the lid on it. And we just adding more crushed stone to secure but there's always going to be some standing water in that it's not a problem. Normally it would be but this sump system has an airtight lid on it so that's pool water that's sitting there all the time doesn't -- we can't evaporate back in all right. -- and now we've also included an airtight floor drain in the sump live this way if there wasn't plumbing leak from any plumbing."

" Source in the house it would. Run to this low spot and then run down this floor drain what's lets water down but damp air cannot come up because as a cup and a check ball. I think that -- so you've thought of everything. We try what about if you run out of power and you go on battery power. Well that's important that the homeowner knows that they're on battery power. So this is a charger box and control box for the battery backup pump. And we're going to mount this on the wall up there and there's loud alarm that sounds off. When the homeowner is on a battery power to tell them hey you've got to restore these primary pumps before the battery goes dead. OK it seems like you. You've thought about everything but there's got to be some other potential problems down the line I mean you you're taking all the water that collects here up. And then through in between the ceiling joist to an outside location. What about issues of freezing. Yeah that's an important issue too and we have the solution to that. They're called ice guard fittings and we've mounted them outside already all right so that the ice guard prevents any icing from. Occurring and forming all the way into the house. Well it doesn't prevent the discharge line from freezing underground outside the what it does in the event that it does freeze. It has openings to allow the water. To eject automatically. Out and away from the house they never get flooded because your discharge line from your sump pump is frozen excellent it's an ingenious system thanks very much Larry thank you."

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