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Back in Nov, I got a call from my son, just after midnight.
He was living in a basement apt in town and the combination of heavy rain and extreme high tides had overloaded the town's ability to move water. In short, there was water coming into his apartment. His landloard was away.

I threw the wet/dry vac into the back of the truck and went in, but as soon as I looked down the stairs, I realized I had "brought a knife to a gun fight", so went home again and got the mobile sump pump and extra hose.

For two hours we pumped, vacumned and squeegied water. Once the tide had turned, the water stopped coming in, go we gained pretty quickly. Maximun water level was not quite two inches.

We took a break after 3:30, went home, got some sleep and breakfast, then went in and finished the job and scrubbed the floors and baseboards with bleach.

He now lives in an apartment above street level.

I hope everything worked out for the best for you.
Les