What's your opinion????

[steve the plumb]

It also depends a lot of them don't do good work.When you have such a high demand there are to many un qualified builders.You should also look into sub contracting your own home.It is a headache but if you can find the right people you can get a good job done.I can ask around to see if I have any contacts there.Let me know where you live(PM) me.My boss build restaurants but when you have contacts you can always find someone.I also know some people in the construction industry in Calgary maybe they know of a good builder.I would rush into buying a home when the industry is booming.To many homes are built crappy and you are paying top dollar.I have seen expensive homes here that upset me .You have to be on top of these guys.Lazy and trying to save money and finish as fast as they can so they can get the money.

 

[jdieck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10801181#post10801181 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mccrat
Hey, do any of you know of an online calculator that you can use to figure out sizes or gallons of tanks? That might give me a better idea of size.

Be my guest

http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/volcalc.html

 

[steve the plumb]

There is a tank volume calculator on the home page left side.Sorry for pushing the builder.Here you can do modifications on model homes before they are built,some builders even keep the ideas and offer them to new owners.You will always pay extra of course.This is where they make more money.Nothing is free.I feel it is your right as a buyer to be allowed to make adjustments to the plans(of course within reason)I can understand in the US as to law suit if they allow you to come onto a job site where construction is going on and there is a chance you can get injured.

 

[mccrat]

Ddeick, what a great page! Thanks so much!

Again, putting the sump in the basement is NO option at this point...maybe in a different house...years down the road. We were able to customze a certain amount with the house, but were quite limited.

I talked with my husband and we have decided to put everything including the sump in a huge rubbermaid bin with a water alarm at the bottom of it. At least it will give us a few minutes if something happens there.

My husband is a tech person too and we were talking about hooking up the votage to a reader where our pc will dial my cell phone if the water alarm is triggered.

Thanks so much hahnmeister for the formula too!

 

[steve the plumb]

You can also use a controller.I just got the auquatronica and it has a level sensor.I also purchased an extra one that I will hook up to my return pump.If the water in the sump is to low it will shut my pump off.