03-31-2010, 05:17 PM
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My father was the consummate "Hey I can use this for........" guy. He took a pump from an old washing machine along with the drive unit and made a sump pump out of it. It didn't work on an auto on/off mode but it did work like a champ when he switched it on. You just have to check on it often and shut it off when it's got the mess pumped out.
All he did was find the low spot on the basement floor and he simply chipped a 1 1/2" deep 3" diameter divot into the concrete and rigged a stand for the hose with an old car wheel. He drilled holes in the rim to allow water to flow to the divot and made a brace for the inlet hose in the wheel center. The inlet hose was held 1/2" from the bottom of the divot.
Later he mounted the pump right to the wheel so it was a single unit and he just plugged it in and threw the switch. When he didn't need it he just put it in a corner and that was it!
Give this one a thought.
All he did was find the low spot on the basement floor and he simply chipped a 1 1/2" deep 3" diameter divot into the concrete and rigged a stand for the hose with an old car wheel. He drilled holes in the rim to allow water to flow to the divot and made a brace for the inlet hose in the wheel center. The inlet hose was held 1/2" from the bottom of the divot.
Later he mounted the pump right to the wheel so it was a single unit and he just plugged it in and threw the switch. When he didn't need it he just put it in a corner and that was it!
Give this one a thought.
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