Pumping out water from a flooded basement

First consideration: be safe!

Pumping out water from a flooded basement should be a simple task, shouldn’t it? In many cases, homeowners can do this job, but some basic rules should be understood. Absolutely the first rule – and crucial to your very survival – is that you must isolate / eliminate dangers. The highest risk in pumping out water from a flooded basement is that posed by submerged electrical wiring. Don’t even consider entering a flooded basement until you have turned off and locked out any source of electrical energy which could conceivably be wet or submerged. For safety, we will repeat: Don’t enter the basement until you have turned off and locked out the source of electrical power.

A crucial factor which you should consider when pumping out water from a flooded basement is the question: “When I’m pumping out water from a flooded basement – where is it going?” If you simply pump it from the basement and “drop” it ten feet or less from the house – it is probably coming right back inside! Unless it’s your goal to provide exercise for the water, you need to pipe / hose it far enough from the house – and below the basement floor – to guarantee that it won’t get back inside before you do!

Professional help for pumping out water from a flooded basement

These considerations sound simple and easy, but most homeowners don’t fully understand electrical power, and most are not equipped to properly check elevations around the house. These two considerations should be enough to convince you – when faced with the problem of pumping out water from a flooded basement; the average homeowner should call for professional help. The experts at AquaResist Inc. are ready, able, and well equipped to assist you in pumping out water from a flooded basement.

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