With all the tools ready, it was time to bite the bullet and make the first cut. As soon as the saw cut through the pipe wall, a flood of extra filthy water rushed out. I stuck it out and finished the cut. The lower part of the pipe, still attached to the old sump pump, lifted out easily and I got it drained. Once it was on the work bench, my faithful assistant Jim and I locked onto the pipe with the pipe wrench and…<\/p>\n
…it turned easily. In moment, the pipe was loose and then free.<\/p>\n
We took a closer look at the pipe and saw that a threaded one way value assembly had been attached to the pipe. I couldn’t have removed the pipe since it was all one piece and what I’d thought was a sliding coupler was fixed in place. \u00a0Easy enough to see now that I wasn’t upside down with my head in a hole of full of dirty water.<\/p>\n
I got the pipe cleaned up, took the old sump pump outside (banished it, really), and measured the connector piece to determine how much to cut off. My assistant and I had some trouble with this one, but finally made a decision and I got the pipe cut. A little seal tape on the threaded end and the lower pipe was on the shiny new pump. And the careful use of a screw-driver had the connector on the other end.<\/p>\n
This time I was able to use a bucket to bail out some more water, then lowered the pump in and with some swearing I was able to force the connector in place. The screws on the 0-clamps were tightened, more water was added (just in case), and pump was plugged in.<\/p>\n
The pumped kicked on and in moments, the water level in the sump was lowered back to normal. I watched as the water trickled back in and marveled as the pump kicked back on to take care of that once the float had risen high enough.<\/p>\n
No leaks, nothing broke, no flood. It was, in a word, success.<\/p>\n
BUT AT WHAT COST!?!!?<\/p>\n
Well, about $127 for the sump pump, $10 for the connector, and about $20 for the wrench and saw.<\/p>\n
I put the cover back on, but didn’t put the lattice up yet – just in case. (I do that a lot, don’t I?) The bathroom took a while to clean, but once the floor is dry it will be back to normal.<\/p>\n
I sort of expected to have a flash of light and a shower of coins once I leveled up in my plumbing skills, but I just fixed some tea and settled in for the night.<\/p>\n
I’ll check this again before I go to bed, but I’m pretty confident that everything is okay. If it wasn’t official before, it is now.<\/p>\n
I’m a homeowner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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