That 2am call about a sump pump in a Ballantyne crawl space

Back in 2017 I listed a house off Providence Road and the buyer's inspector flagged a tiny crack in the foundation. Easy fix we thought, just some sealant. Three nights later at 2am my phone rings, it's the buyer. Water everywhere, carpet soaked, sump pump died and the backup battery was six years old. I drove over, pumped it out with a $40 utility pump from Home Depot, and paid $1,800 for a new system the next morning. Realtor insurance covered part of it but I ate the rest. Now I always check the age of backup batteries before anyone signs, anyone else had a late night water disaster ruin their week?

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anthony_lane559d ago

Man that brings back memories of a flooded garage I dealt with back in 2015. Not a sump pump but a water heater that gave out at 3am, woke up to water creeping under the door and the dog standing on the couch barking at it. Had to call my neighbor's cousin who does plumbing just to make it stop, took two days to dry everything out.

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