"Harry K" wrote in message
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On Mar 23, 5:47 am, "Lawrence" wrote:
On Mar 23, 4:01 am, mm wrote:

Anyone who is not handicapped is perfectly capable of breaking a hole
in a concrete floor by renting a rotohammer. That some people are
afraid of a little manual labor does not affect that. The OP sounds
like she was scared off by the doom-n-gloom guys.

You have a point about correctly installing the drain leading to the
pit but it takes nothing at all to install a sump pit/pump/exhaust
pipe.


Just to clarify: it sounds to me that doing this correctly, which seems to
involve a significant amount of plumbing, is beyond my abilities. If I
have to hire a plumber to install drainage, I might as well get one guy to
do the whole thing. Not that you asked, but... I'm pretty good at
holes. I'm lousy at plumbing *in* holes. Sadly, Bob Vila, I'm not.

Thanks again for all of your input and advice. I'm leaning towards
spending money on a pro to put in the sump pump and drains, and investing my
energy in excavating and sealing the source of the leak: the coal chute.
All of the suggestions and advice I've received in this thread make me think
that might be the best approach, all considered. So thanks, everyone.


Donna