POWER OUTAGE

[jroescher]

What caused the tanks to overflow? They shouldn't do that when the power is off.

[~TG~]

im not sure what caused it but there was water everywhere..... gallons of it that we had to use a shopvac.. Does any one know what would have made that happen? it had happened to me before BUT it was only when the siphon was lost, not the power...

[matt]

I am so sorry to hear about this disaster. Please keep us informed. If you find out what caused the flood I'd be interested in hearing about it.

[Ram_Puppy]

~TG~ were you running your sumps high so when the power went off and the tanks drained they overflowed? maybe reduce the operating level of your sumps.

I really am sorry about your loss.

[LoneStar]

I am interested on how CPS fixes their screw up.

And one question. You do not have a keyed door entry (front door) to your house? Seems like a big liability if you are inside and cannot exit due to a power failure or fire...

[~TG~]

~TG~ were you running your sumps high so when the power went off and the tanks drained they overflowed? maybe reduce the operating level of your sumps.

That was what i was thinking....looking back the water level in my sumps are kinda high and i can see how that would overflow.....

could it be that when the light was shut off ~ i know they were doing some work in the back and it kept going off and on (thats what my neighbor told me) and finally there was something with a broken line?? or busted line.... Anyhow could the fact that the power turning off and on cause this as well??

As for the keyed front door ~ yes i have one but we have a glass storm door that was locked from the inside and we enter through the garage.

we did manage to get in.. thats when i took out what i could find in the dark with a flashlight and called Chirs over at Alamo Aquatics for help.. :cry :cry

[jroescher]

Maybe the power was turned off long enough for the water level to go down and break the siphon, then turned back on again long enough to to empty the sump. That assumes that when you found the flood your sumps were empty.

You really need to figure out was caused the floods for future reference. The power will go out again someday.

I want to know what caused the floods. I have a LOT of salt water in the middle of my living room just waiting for something to go wrong.

I imagine the power company will be asking also. Surely they're going to take a hard look at things before they pay out that kind of money.