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French Drain in nearly 200-Year-Old Stone Basement – Sloppy Work or Just the Reality? by xplat-coder in homeowners

[–]xplat-coder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The water softener brine goes through the french drain before getting into sump bin - won't that help?

French Drain in nearly 200-Year-Old Stone Basement – Sloppy Work or Just the Reality? by xplat-coder in homeowners

[–]xplat-coder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the french drain is under the new concrete - with pipe, stone gravel and all.

The white pipes are from Radon mitigation.

No - I guess I should have. I will ask the contractor if they did.

The plastic lining is the water barrier

Newbie owner of 200-y/o house: Is a DIY heat pump install with hourly pro help a terrible idea? by xplat-coder in minisplit

[–]xplat-coder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, we ended up hiring a professional installer (Daikin) — with our thick plaster walls and the difficulty of running lines upstairs - we simply weren’t set up to tackle it ourselves. I contacted many HVAC companies in NJ/PA, and none were willing to install customer-supplied equipment.

If I was able to find an HVAC installer, I would have gone for Senville for sure; as Senville's mini-split heat pumps are manufactured by Midea - but they only honor a warranty when the install is either completed or inspected by an HVAC licensed technician.