Originally Posted By: Arney
Originally Posted By: Diosces
We shut down and started the house correctly.

Diosces, excellent planning, execution, and write up!

Just one thought regarding shutting down your home--had you considered the possibility of rising floodwater pushing sewage up through your drains, especially since you note that you live in a low lying part of town?


Thanks Arney,
Good point. In our town the domestic sanitary (sewage) line is separate from the street storm drains. Storm drains go out directly to the Hudson River while sanitary goes to sewage treatment facility. Thats not to say the sanitary can't back up into a house but I haven't heard of it recently. I know in the 70's it used to be an issue but the infrastructure has been greatly upgraded