BurningbirdThe check valve came through. We had 2.47 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Before the check valve, we would have been toast. We faced the very real possibility of damaging sewer backup into the main floor of our house. Last night, not a whimper from the pipes. No bubbling toilets. No clang […]
Today will be the first test of the specially engineered duck billed check valve designed specifically for our lateral sewer line. The O’Fallon Sewer folks really came through for us, being able to find a company who was willing to create something specifically for our odd and trying situation. Our lateral sewer opens directly into […]
Some of you might remember about our problems with our sewer connection. Well, now we’re literally caught between two public utilities and the source of meetings between two communities. Public Water District #2 has long planned on moving their force main to a new system, and dump into brand new gravity main north of us. […]
Long time buddies know about the issues we’ve had with the sewer connection. We’re connected to the head of a gravity main. Unfortunately, the town next door has a force main that dumps into the gravity main at the same spot. Our lateral sewer connection is sufficient but shallow, especially when the force main pumps […]
By my rain gauge yesterday, we had 3.98 inches of rain, and that’s not accounting for what fell after Midnight. We’ve had heavy rains before, but this one seemed to be a particular problem in the O’Fallon area. Last night we tried to flush our toilets, and they weren’t going anywhere. The seal on one […]