Ron Jones near Indy
09-01-2003, 11:58 PM
Heavy rains started Friday afternoon and continued through today (over 7" today) have resulted in about 10-12" of water in my detached shop. :( I first saw it when I looked out the window at 6:00 am. It continues now, but has receeded some. I don't think the water got into the motors of any machines, but came darned close. Weather man says their won't be much clear weather to aid with drying until Wed. or Thursday. I'm not sure on how to approach the cleanup. When the water is gone do I run fans and let things dry out for several days before trying them, or do I remove the motors and blow them dry just in case they got wet? Motors are on Delta DC, bandsaw and jointer and Shop Fox cabinet saw.
Water got to all of the panel stock--thankfully not much there, and some nice 8/4 sassafrass and 1" pine boards. Everything else was high enough to stay dry. I'm hoping that those will dry out fairly quickly when the weather breaks and the AC can help with the humidity in the shop. How quickly will kiln dried wood absorb water in a situation like this?
TV weather guy just said today's rain broke the existing one day total of 6.8 in 1895. This is a record I'd rather never to have heard of. Oh well!
The important thing is that the family is fine and the house in good shape. Now if the motors are all ok and there is no rust on the cast iron (I keep Johnson's wax on it), I'll be even more thankful. :) After watching the news, I guess we got off w/o much damage. Lots of places with water in the house, etc. Even when things look bleak, you don't have to look far to see someone with much greater problems.
Any advice or suggestions will be appreciated!
Water got to all of the panel stock--thankfully not much there, and some nice 8/4 sassafrass and 1" pine boards. Everything else was high enough to stay dry. I'm hoping that those will dry out fairly quickly when the weather breaks and the AC can help with the humidity in the shop. How quickly will kiln dried wood absorb water in a situation like this?
TV weather guy just said today's rain broke the existing one day total of 6.8 in 1895. This is a record I'd rather never to have heard of. Oh well!
The important thing is that the family is fine and the house in good shape. Now if the motors are all ok and there is no rust on the cast iron (I keep Johnson's wax on it), I'll be even more thankful. :) After watching the news, I guess we got off w/o much damage. Lots of places with water in the house, etc. Even when things look bleak, you don't have to look far to see someone with much greater problems.
Any advice or suggestions will be appreciated!