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Descant · 07-25-2019, 11:32 AM

The alarm is a great idea.
I had a failure several years ago. Loose wire sent 220 v to the pump instead of 110 v and fried it, along with every light bulb in the building Of course this was a Saturday afternoon, lots of company. A guest identified the electrical problem, I hand bailed the concrete pump containment vessel, so I could remove the pump. Filled every barrel and wastebasket we had, so as not to put all that waste on the ground. Off to HD in Tilton for a pump (this was before Lowe's in Gilford). Whole operation took only a few hours, mostly travel time to Tilton. This was before contractors were generally available for islands. We started using HP Island Construction out of Meredith because they had cleaning services that others had dropped. They've been very good to us, everything from replacing rotted sills to a weekend service call for a failed water heater. They have a key and do work when we're not there, so no interference. (603) 387-4992.

07-25-2019, 11:32 AM	#13
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,030 Thanks: 1,208 Thanked 1,509 Times in 982 Posts	alarm The alarm is a great idea. I had a failure several years ago. Loose wire sent 220 v to the pump instead of 110 v and fried it, along with every light bulb in the building Of course this was a Saturday afternoon, lots of company. A guest identified the electrical problem, I hand bailed the concrete pump containment vessel, so I could remove the pump. Filled every barrel and wastebasket we had, so as not to put all that waste on the ground. Off to HD in Tilton for a pump (this was before Lowe's in Gilford). Whole operation took only a few hours, mostly travel time to Tilton. This was before contractors were generally available for islands. We started using HP Island Construction out of Meredith because they had cleaning services that others had dropped. They've been very good to us, everything from replacing rotted sills to a weekend service call for a failed water heater. They have a key and do work when we're not there, so no interference. (603) 387-4992.