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WxUSAF

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  1. 12 minutes ago, donyewest said:

    @WxUSAF Don't worry but work quickly: I got water, 0.25~0.50", across half my finished basement last week from a thunderstorm dumping 2.5-3" in ~2hrs via a basement window well.  I freaked out and worked through the night to get the water up, started a dehumidifier, and then grabbed 2 smaller ones on sale.  Been running them all and RH is 35%; the water didn't even reach the drywall, it was absorbed by the 2x4 frames.  As long as it isn't reoccurring or consistently moist down there then you should be fine (3x coats of moisture barrier on the walls here in soggy wstrn PA).

    Also bought an automatic pump from Harbor Freight should anything close to that try to happen again.

    Thanks for the feedback. We didn’t even have anywhere near that much. Just a damp spot in the corner and then a small “puddle” next to that less than 0.1” deep. 
     

    I always run a dehumidifier back there and I have a fan blowing on that area as well.

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  2. 6 minutes ago, H2O said:

    Bummer.  Glad it isn't any worse.  Now you just have to worry about getting slabbed later.  We all do.

    Yeah, then my slab will flood. 

    My inkling is that very rare water into the basement isn’t worth a major intervention. 

  3. Got a little water in the basement this morning after that deluge. That’s happened a handful of times since we moved in after the most intense rain. I don’t think I need to be too concerned? Just will clean it up and dry it out as best as possible.

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  4. 12 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

    Did we whine our way to something? Looks like radar gave something to Columbia - did you get any of that?

    Lol, two very brief showers. Looks like I’m waiting to see if that FredCo batch hangs together

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