Best 2ea., 'How To' Video's I've ever seen on this or any other subject matter.. Professional, thorough and clearly explained. Thanks to all..!

yes, great video.... I've had this system for TWO years.... IN BOXES..... and now I'm FINALLY going to get it installed-thanks !!!!!!!

We just bought a new (old) farmhouse and I found your channel while doing some studying for upcoming projects. Awesome videos! Thank you so much for posting and keep it up!

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

you are welcome

I really like KZread. I learn so much on it. This video set was very informative, but I think calling Plumbers-r-Us will be the better solution for me. I will pass these videos on to people I know who may be considering doing this. Thanks for the videos and the knowledge.

The entire installation was enjoyable to watch!

See this is how a do it yourself video should be done. Love your work !.

@HouseImprovements

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Wonderful teacher; I have learnt a lot from your videos!!

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@scottsachs2547

5 жыл бұрын

@flyhound97 These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. Both are acceptable, but learned is often used in both British English and American English, while learnt is much more common in British English than in American English. We learned the news at about three o'clock.

@wmc9722

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottsachs2547 Fly-dog likely new he was staten the obvious yet he enjoyed being a beoch.

This video was very helpful. Vids are worth more than words.

Great job Sir. Lots of detail.

Thank you very much. this answered just about everything I could need to know. I guess the only question I have is how to determine where to install your sump pump.

Thank you for your video. Great work.

thanks for sharing Shannon awesome how to as a general contractor i use your vids as a tool so thanks much!!

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cody

Great video. Thanks for posting!

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Nice job with good instructions!

Thank you so much for this video!!! I'll be using this, and a few others to help me go after my builder for a faulty install that cost me major water damage!

Great video Shannon! Love your channel.

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

thanks Jesse

Love your videos. I would like to share something. I have a real water problem. In April, it is normal to have to pump 1700 US gallons of water in a single day (snow melt). I use a sewage/ effluent pump because it was high capacity instead of a standard sump pump. This means the pump gets plenty of time to cool before it goes on again (avoid overheating). I do not use a backup pump because I cannot depend on a battery operated Chinese low capacity pump. Instead I bought a marine inverter and have 2 marine batteries connected to the inverter. The inverter will provide 110V for the sewage pump when the power goes out. If I am concerned that 2 batteries are insufficient, I can buy more batteries. I do not have a standard black bucket from the hardware store. I use a 50 gallon drum and when my pump goes on, it evacuates about 110 litres (almost 30 US gallons).

Excellent explanation.

Thanks for the good information

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

you are welcome

You are helpful in home videos

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

we try

Great Job...love the videos:)

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene

5 stars Bro.

Good Job Bro!!!

great vid love your channel

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

thnaks KOBI

Well done.

Excellent & informative videos... Greatly appreciate your input and time to put these videos out, Thank You!! Where about's in the Province (SK) are you located?.... just in case I mess up and need some HELLLP ! : )

Nice job

thanks that helps

Interesting videos, thank you. I'm going to attempt this. girl power! wish me luck lol

@shaolinwisdom

5 жыл бұрын

So how'd it go?

@dansurette5368

3 жыл бұрын

Was wondering the same thing!

@wmc9722

3 жыл бұрын

Now a typical guy will not say, 'I'm going to attempt this' and instead just do it. Are we to assume that because you are a female this will be hard to do? I think there are men who 'can not change a light bulb' and there are females that can do whatever a dude can do.

Awesome vid

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave

all good, thank you ...

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thanks for explaining the details such as how the rubber connector helps with vibration, or about the the slope of the concrete in the previous video. Excellent tips that I would otherwise have learned the hard way. Great presentation, Thank you!

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

“Kids and pets and that sort of thing” lol

Is there a video on how to divert the plumbing water outside... thanks!

Great video and thanks. I'm following your sump pail install video this week. You said that they were dumping the sump water into the sewage lines. My house is like that too. It was built in 1955 and that was the way it was done then so I get a pass from the city. My question is; do you need a P-trap along with the one-way valve? I have but I'd love to dump the p-trap. From what I've read though code does require the P-trap in Alberta. Any ideas?

@HouseImprovements

5 жыл бұрын

If you are dumping into a floor drain you do not need one cause that drain will have a trap. If you are dumping right into a sewer line then you should have one as well as a sewer back check valve maybe. Use my forum if you have more questions. www.house-improvements.com/forums/

True story, I fell in my aunts sump pump crock when I was younger. It was full of water and I thought I was dying. The adults thought it was hilarious.

Hey Shannon, thanks for all of your videos! How do I vapor proof the transition between the pipe and the sump tank lid? Also, the laundry wall box drain inlet?

@HouseImprovements

2 жыл бұрын

That really should not be an issue but I guess you could seal the pipe with tape on a lid like this ? The drain should be plumbed right into the laundry plumbing .

The "basement watch dog emergency"was what was covered up on the yellow unit for whatever reason. I had one of these units. Never had to see if the battery worked or not. Failed after about five years. The only thing I think I would add would be to bundle and wire tie the wires from the bottom up and then to the pipe for a nice clean look.

@jimlovesgina

8 жыл бұрын

"was covered up on the yellow unit for whatever reason" One reason could be why endorse any product for free? There is quite a viewership here and if they want their products to appear in these videos, they should pay. OR, maybe the maker of these videos doesn't want to endorse ANY product because, if the product is crap, it could reflect badly on him. The value in these videos isn't so much the brand of products he uses.

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

It also effects our advertising ability on these videos and that is how we mostly make money here. Although our Patreon campaign and paypal donations help as well.

@rudysmithwick8515

7 жыл бұрын

Curiosity

@DarnellHendeason-dk3uw

6 жыл бұрын

HouseImprovements : I wonder if the second check valve I installed is the reason my pump won't cut off. I drilled the weep hole.

Actually, the backup and the main pump run off a extended run time once the bottom float lowers, so that was why the backup was still running. And they are actually adjustable, they have a tie(backup uses a white plastic one, and the main float uses a steel one) which can be unscrewed and then you can adjust it.

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Hello shannon can we shift the sump pump to the new place from the basement ?

Should the electrical be a dedicated line? Thanks

Outstanding presentation and advice, again. Thanks Shannon. Just not super keen on that battery in the house though - "sealed non-spillable" doesn't mean they don't off-gas hydrogen. KA-BOOM. Even in the plastic box (which will likely shatter anyhow) it will make you some deaf and spray acid everywhere, which is OK if you are leaving your basement all unfinished. Same for these wankers that load up the inside of their RV's with them because they are super enviro solar. There is a reason the factory sets up any rig with the batteries in an outside compartment

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

I suppose it could happen under the right conditions

@onoudont7272

8 жыл бұрын

Yes. Any open flame or spark.

@techrev9999

5 жыл бұрын

Especially if the water level in the battery goes down. Had that problem with a UPS I built with deep cycle batteries. I forgot to put water in them, they dried up. When I added water and tried charging them, they started smelling bad like rotten eggs. Not good. Fortunately, I disconnected them before anything bad happened (they were in the bedroom). I will have to move them someplace safer if I use them again.

I noticed that, during your test run of the primary pump, it rocked noticeably in the pit at startup. Additionally, wasn't there a strong twisting torque when the pump surged into action? I fear that the pump might destroy the outflow pipe or separate the joint of the outflow pipe and the rubber union sleeve. Isn't the only resistance to the sudden torque the plastic pipe? Or, does water in the tank somehow absorb the torque and reduce the vibration? Otherwise, the pump would need to be secured to the walls of the well.

@HouseImprovements

4 жыл бұрын

I know this customer and the same pump is still being used.

add some washers make float stay down very few just enough adjust floatation

once you trigger that backups float it will run for 30 seconds and then stop

No exterior check valve? what if it needs service?

Would u assembly’s from beginning wiring stuff plz

I notice that the glued conections are above grade. The rubber fittings are below grade so that any leaks return to the wet sump. Is that correct?

Hey Shannon! I am installing a Plumbstar basin with lid lock (2-hole insert). I already dug the hole and I am filling in the sides with gravel and want to cement it flush up to the lid. Question is...How does the water travel into the basin if I create a radon breather and the PVC that is pumped out with the sump pump if I make the lid tight? I went to their website and have googled my butt off and have not quite figured it out. Please help me!

@HouseImprovements

5 жыл бұрын

These are not meant to catch water that floods from the basement ,these are for ground water from under the floor and around the perimeter of the house. if you have more questions please use my forum.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

It didn't sound like there was enough water to make the check valve hold. It sounded like the water was leaking back in. When I was a kid we had a sump pump. During the winter the water would freeze in the street and block the exit drain. I stayed home from school on those mornings and chopped ice with an axe. Looking back I could have just dumped some of the water softener salt we had into the sump well and alleviated that problem.

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Because the check valve is a couple inches above the inlet the water before the check does leak back.

Great Video. I see the cover is not tight. What about the smell of stagnant water?

@HouseImprovements

7 жыл бұрын

should not be a problem.

@f3arful

4 жыл бұрын

Dean dalley, why secure the lid? Great place to piss once your a dozen or so beers in, come on mate think outside the box.

what type of battery did you use?

so the float "stuck"? you had to unplug it?

How much was that style pump you put in with battery backup

@HouseImprovements

5 жыл бұрын

I really cant remember but likely about $200 -$300 Can.

The 60X multiple was kind of an alaming unknown for this sort of a clinic.

Sitting a modern battery on concrete is not a problem at all, this is a myth from way back in the old days when battery boxes were made of wood or steel, now days they are made of plastic which is non conductive and the cool concrete floor is also non conductive when dry. If the concrete is moist it can conduct electricity but the plastic case prevents this from happening, please see the link below for more info. www.homepower.com/articles/solar-electricity/equipment-products/ask-experts-batteries-concrete

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry

Great! Why did you block out the name on the system. You would think the company would want to sponsor you. Copyright problem!

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

We have to shut off page advertising if we do sponsored videos. Thats the main reason anyways

What brand pump is that?

@HouseImprovements

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I cant remember , there may be a link in the description under the video.

@lindabird3437

3 жыл бұрын

@@HouseImprovements I think it's Watchdog. I was just looking at the various models. Thank you 🌞

You could excavate a bigger hole and put a water tank, so one pump would be enough without this battery backup.

Canadian detected.

Why don’t we want a battery set directly on concrete?

@snakeplisken4119

5 ай бұрын

It will it over time

Aww, I wanted to see the water being sucked out :(

@HouseImprovements

8 жыл бұрын

sorry

This you video is just as worse than your one of digging this pit in. You really are not doing anyone any favors!!