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March 2nd, 2005
10:00 am - Sump Pump Doubts
Today I’ve hired a contractor to install a sump pump to solve the my leaky basement problem. I’m very nervous about it. I have a hard time trusting people. I’m afraid he won’t do a good job so more of my money will go down the drain. Or he’ll change his mind about the price or some unforeseen obstacle will throw a wrench in the works.
I’m afraid of the reliability of the pump itself. It is supposed to dispose of the water before the level rises to fill the basement. That way I can use the basement for storage or other purposes. But what about when the pump breaks? The water will come back and the stuff I have stored down there will be waterlogged, potentially ruined. How can I ever trust a mechanical device to work indefinitely? That’s what I don’t understand. Eventually it will break and the basement will fill with water again. It’s inevitable. Crap. I hate this feeling of doubt.
I could install an alarm that would sound when the water level rose indicating the pump was not working. But by the sound of the alarm the water would already be encroaching thus the damage would already be done. Basically I’m at the mercy of the pump. I suppose the best I can do is replace the pump every few years and trust in the Lord. The lord of leaky basements.
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