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<br />f\, <br />~ij\ \ <br />~;~I\iN'-" <br /> <br />00 0, 0 00 ij\'N ,_'c' <br />< 0 fQlc;L j <br />c>\ri'~! <br />="'J <br />In~,'I--' <br />l_l' ~ '. <br />: f7l~tc~, <br />o o:~ !jj,)II~_, <br />\\5J';)"-- <br />ill <br /> <br /> <br />0' . <br />'ifJ~o <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />~,,--,-....- <br /> <br />If you drain your basement <br />too quickly, the pressure outside <br />the walls will be greater than the <br />pressure inside the walls-and <br />that may make the walls and <br />floor crack and collapse, causing <br />serious damage. <br />To avoid this siruation, follow <br />these steps when you pump the <br />water out of your basement: <br />1. Never go into a basement that <br />has water standing in it unless <br />you are sure the electricity is off. <br />2. When the floodwaters are no <br />longer covering the ground, <br />you can start pumping the <br />water out of the basement. <br />Don't use gasoline-powered <br />pumps or generators indoors <br />because gasoline engines cre- <br />ate deadly carbon monoxide <br />exhaust fumes. <br />3. Pump the water level down 2 <br />to 3 feet. Mark the level and <br />wait overnight. <br />4. Check the water level the next <br />day. If the water went back up <br />(it covered your mark), it's <br />still too early to drain your <br />basement. Wait 24 hours. <br />Then pump the water down 2 <br />to 3 feet again. Check the <br />level the next day. <br /> <br />5. When the water stops going <br />back up, pump down another <br />2 to 3 feet and wait overnight. <br />Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all <br />water is pumped out of the <br />basement. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Hose 'he House and "s <br />Confen's <br />The mud left behind by floodwa- <br />ters contains most of the health <br />hazards you will face. It is very <br />important to get rid of this mud <br />as soon as possible. This is a lot <br />easier to do before the mud <br />dries out. Follow these steps: <br />1. Shovel out as much mud as <br />possible. <br />2. Make sure the electricity is <br />turned off. Unplug all appli- <br />ances and lamps, remove all <br />light bulbs, and remove the <br />cover plates to wall switches <br />and outlets that got wet. <br />Check with your local build- <br />ing department to see if your <br />code allows you to disconnect <br />the wiring from the switches <br />and outlets. <br /> <br /> <br />If the code does not allow <br />you to disconnect them, leave <br />the wires connected and pull <br />them out of their boxes as <br />shown in the drawing. They <br />can be replaced during Step 5 <br />by an electrician. <br /> <br />f'~' <br />S~L-,"- <br />Give Your Home First Aid ~W' <br /> <br />Health Precautions <br /> <br />Assume that anything touched by <br />floodwaters is contaminated. <br />Wash hands frequently. <br />Disinfect everything floodwaters <br />have touched. <br /> <br />9 <br />