Walkout Basement Baptism

[jinman]

Here are some photos. The first few show the soggy insulation and the pipe with the foam around it where it goes out to the outside spigot. The closeup is a picture of the actual crack in the pipe. Next is with the pipe capped. My CPVC glue was starting to be a little thick, so I thinned it a tiny bit with some purple cleaner. It seemed to work, but it's very non-standard for CPVC.

We have four theater seats in our rec room in front of the TV. They all are electric and the power supplies lay right on the floor. Guess what was completely immersed in water? Yep! I plugged them in and none of them have any output DC voltage. I opened one up and it is a mess inside from where an electrolytic capacitor exploded; not pretty (see last picture). I hooked a 12 volt battery directly to the chairs and all the motors work off the battery, so I don't think any of the motors got water into them. They are right at the level of the water and I don't think it was high enough so that the shaft/bearing/seal was compromised. I have the chairs leaned over so air can dry under them better and I can easily inspect for damage.

 

[Bird]

We watched it on our other HDTV in our living room. The rec room is still drying with fans, and all the furniture is up on styrofoam blocks. So, my wife and I put a fire in the fireplace and enjoyed the game. . . except for the butchered Star Spangled Banner and some commercials, and the half-time show, and. . . sigh!. . . We enjoyed the game a bunch!:thumbsup:

Yes, I really hate to see our national anthem butchered that way. In fact, neither of those two girls should call themselves singers in my opinion. As for the half time show, is it a generational thing or just me? I just cannot comprehand anyone enjoying that, but obviously some must. I've heard the Super Bowl commercials are the most expensive and the best commercials, but I didn't see a single commercial that would lead me to even want to buiy their product.

But in the opinion of an old man who is not a football fan, and who didn't care who won, it was a pretty good game.:laughing:

 

[dcyrilc]

We watched it on our other HDTV in our living room. The rec room is still drying with fans, and all the furniture is up on styrofoam blocks. So, my wife and I put a fire in the fireplace and enjoyed the game. . . except for the butchered Star Spangled Banner and some commercials, and the half-time show, and. . . sigh!. . . We enjoyed the game a bunch!:thumbsup:

Did the kids still make it over to comisserate over the game with you?

 

[dcyrilc]

We have four theater seats in our rec room in front of the TV. They all are electric and the power supplies lay right on the floor. Guess what was completely immersed in water? Yep! I plugged them in and none of them have any output DC voltage. I opened one up and it is a mess inside from where an electrolytic capacitor exploded; not pretty (see last picture). I hooked a 12 volt battery directly to the chairs and all the motors work off the battery, so I don't think any of the motors got water into them. They are right at the level of the water and I don't think it was high enough so that the shaft/bearing/seal was compromised. I have the chairs leaned over so air can dry under them better and I can easily inspect for damage.

Hopefully you can just replace the power supplies for a decient price and be good again. At least as far as the chairs are concerned.

 

[jinman]

Did the kids still make it over to comisserate over the game with you?

No, my two granddaughters ended up being called into work and my SIL who missed several weather days last week was called in also to help finish a military project on time. That left only my Daughter and one young granddaughter. They didn't want to drive 90 miles one way and not get to go home until the game was over at 10 pm local time. My grandson is in the USAF at Keesler AFB. We'll all do it another time when all the schedules come together. We get to see them often.:thumbsup:

 

[jinman]

Hopefully you can just replace the power supplies for a decient price and be good again. At least as far as the chairs are concerned.

Even if I can't find exact replacements, they are 24 vdc 1.5 amp power supplies. I shouldn't have too hard a time finding a suitable replacement. My guess is many manufacturers use the same power supplies and mechanisms.

 

[mikim]

Jim-- you're right my flood was rain water backed up (10" in 2 hours) ... In this new house we have a water maniblock in the laundry room where I can turn off and/or drain each and every outlet in the house including the outside spigots. And it's all pex that we hear such good things about....jury still out with me. And it's all under the floor and wrapped and sorta in the insulation under there as well. (it sticks out here and there but still has the foam wrap on it)

 

[jinman]

I talked to the Hartford Insurance rep yesterday. He wasn't the adjuster, just the claim rep. He told me that if I wanted the carpet up because of odor, they would honor that claim. The jury is still out. . . The adjuster is supposed to call today and make an appointment. However, with our weather going south tomorrow, he may not be able to get here for several days. I'll know more after he does his inspection.

 

[JB4310]

He told me that if I wanted the carpet up because of odor, they would honor that claim. The jury is still out. . .

Did you mention it's glued? Not sure if that could be removed without causing damage.
Anytime we have to lift even small areas of glued carpet it's a major PITN!

JB.

 

[jinman]

Did you mention it's glued?

Yep! It's glued to a concrete floor, so I'm thinking there is very little there to damage. If it had been a wooden subfloor, I'd sure agree.

The adjuster is due to stop by tomorrow afternoon. After he is here, we'll know a lot more.