Hi Chuck--I don't now if you read these comments or not, but please don't ever apologize for your camera--you and our crew are out there working in the worst conditions and it looks miserable yet you are so positive and your videos are so helpful--I really appreciate you sharing your skill and expertise with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i guess im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost my account password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Conner Enzo I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
I saved myself over $15k last winter by following your videos. I walked into an almost flooded basement and not knowing anything about sump pumps, the first thing I did was called Roto-Rooter. The guy came out and quoted me $16k to repair the problem. He gave me a run-about explanation as to what was going to be done and left. First thing I did was run my ass to Harbor Freight and bought a water transfers pump and installed it in the sump pit dumping away from house. Second thing I did was search online for information and to gather as much knowledge as possible about sump pumps. Google led me to some good sites and to your videos. I watched videos for a whole weekend while the transfer pump ran and emptied out the basement/foundation. Next was a run to the hardware store where I bought two sump pumps and two one-way valves. I installed both, reconnected everything back to original and almost a year later, I still haven't had any water issues in/around the house. Thanks for you incredibly detailed videos and help.
I was in this EXACT same situation about 20 years ago! I dug out a trench in the pouring rain and mud. Luckily I was able to down grade my trench and the water was able to go down hill. Neither my neighbor nor myself had gutters. I ended up just making a french drain system which wrapped around to my back yard then when between the houses just like in this video. It worked great! I dug all by hand in tough North Texas clay. The city was nice enough to cut a hole in the side walk and curb for me to run my drain pipe out to the street. About to do a sump system like this very soon. Checking about just tying in to my sewer line. If not, then I'll use a pop up like you did. Like you said....Just don't get builders!!???!!! They need to be held accountable both by law and civil. They build a halfway decent structure....then ruin it by not properly grading!!!???!!! As the buyer and even inspectors notice as it's painfully obvious...then the builders just brush it off and say it'll be fine!!! Seen this scenario...SEVERAL times including it happening to me. I'm willing to bet you were these people's HERO!!! I really enjoy your videos and enjoyed the Gopro point of view as this is what it looks like for real. I wish I had your videos 20 years ago!!! You are a great communicator and my favorite part is your friendly, positive and humble personality! Not to mention that it appears you also do great work and not half-azzed lazy shortcuts.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful video. I have been learning so much from your videos and saved med thousands of dollars. Hope you keep doing your great works and share with us. Will watch every single video from you. ❤️❤️❤️
Nice install, well described. As a safety precaution never handle an electrically live pump. If the grounding is faulty you can be electrocuted. Don't assume grounding and GFCI plugs are a catch all when your life is at stake. Move pump around unplugged then plug in pump at far end while not standing in water.
I'm looking for ways to filter the ground water before it's pumped out by a Zoeller M98 temporally from a ditch where I'm building a house. I've watched many of Chuck's videos and he never filters any of his projects. Now I see he just drops the M53 right into the mud hole.....now I'm guessing these pumps don't really need a filter system. Got to Made in America products!
I love Chuck's videos and have watched lots of them and they're packed with good information. I know this is an emergency job but I would not have put that pop-up drain in the corner near the sidewalk and driveway. Even if the water does not freeze it will, over time, erode the soil next to and under the sidewalk and driveway causing severe damage that will require them to be repaired or, possibly replaced. The lines should run to daylight at the road gutter or into a large drywell. I know Chuck would normally have done that but this was an emergency. Hopefully the homeowner will follow up and do some remedial adjustments once it stops raining.
Is this a battery-operated sump pump? I’m having similar issues and I’m curious if a sump pump requires a electrical connection to the house. I’m a fairly new homeowner so I’m learning a lot through this whole ordeal. Thanks for sharing this great video!
I spent a few years installing this kind of pipe professionally for field drainage and found a good, sturdy pocket knife works much quicker and easier for cutting it when you're working in a small area or need to be moving quickly. Hate to see that you didn't install a cap on the pipe end you buried.
The Zoeller M98 weight is 30 or 40 pounds ....do you really think that is gonna be move from there? I mean about all those holes that you are doing Thanks
So the entire system is dependent on that pump and all it would take is a failed pump to force all the water to that pit next to the house? I don’t get it.
I love your videos! I just like watching them for the fun of it. So interesting. I have a very similar situation with my house. When you install the perforated pipe, do you install it with the holes up or down?
Questions: What size gravel do you use? Does the 4 inch flex have to be pitched toward the basin or does the suction of the pump pull the water into the basin from inside the flex? Thanks, Garry.
wonder if the pipes or pump clog with the clay?? I have every year a flooded back yard, and have been thinking on installing a sump pump. City inspectors told me I cant put the water (or anything) on the street... any comments on that? They recommend me to do a french dwell? Now I see my basement gets some water in every time there is a good rain, but this is not related to the water from the back yard (since all winter I have the water on the back yard). Any comment or advice will be greatly appreciate it!
I realize that it was a rainy and muddy day, but did you eventually tunnel under the sidewalk to discharge the water? You have another video on how to do that. I used it as a guide to help me do it. Thanks!
I have a few issues with the install not saying its wrong or right just what i would do.. Then maybe you would give me your angle... I like to put a flat rock under my pump to allow 3" or more of debris to drop down before effecting the pump..Then the corrugated pipe i like on the inlets, but not my discharge. .i don't want roots getting into the discharge, i like it glued solid, also would like a c/o that i could snake above ground..Then the roof leaders, i would do everything possible for gravity to take that, either y off of the discharge line or put a seperate line alongside it..I don't want to pump roof water, besides that i don't want to bring it to a collection point next to the house...where i am it freezes, i would be concerned with the pump freezing also, and if it froze but the roof melts boy oh boy that would be bad. How long have you been using the corrugated pipe & how about roots growing in the joints?
Are you ever in Virginia? Out water level is sea level and I have a French French installed by the city but it’s never done a good job in water elimination.
French drain newbie here, but would this not leave sediment at the bottom and eventually clog the sump? I thought that was the point of the filter cloth or is that only for french drains and not for emergency water evacuation?
I thought you used either a perforated pipe with gravel or surface drains without gravel, depending on your type of drainage problems. This is both approaches in the same pipe. I was just going to use surface drains located at the lowest points. I don't think that underground water is as much of a problem. Is that okay?
My catch basins were installed over my french drain. The sump pump was installed in a newly dug pit. It appeared not to work so a plumber was called out by Olshan and he said something had been installed backward and he supposedly corrected it. I thought the problem was solved. But during the current rain, it has not dumped out any water out of the end of the discharge pipe. So we ran water into the liner (which has holes in it) and the water would never get over 6 inches and the pump never started up. The water appeared to just drain out through the holes. What could be wrong?
Gayle Posey if your catch basins are over your french drain then your french drains are lower and theyre doing all the work. thats fine, i installed my french drain side by side in the same ditch as the gutter drains. never want to use the french drain as a gutter drain. now... your simp pump isnt working, its either not getting power (check with volt meter), the float switch is not activating the pump ( water isnt getting high enough?? or switch is broken... manually make pump run to check) or the pump itself isnt working maybe the fins are blocked just take it apart and see.
Bobbi You need to take this up with the County (or City) as it’s required for your neighbors to manage their own water runoff without affecting nearby properties.
PVC not needed? but it does not need much pitch to move water. By the looks of the driveway. You would of had enough pitch to not need a sump pump if PVC was used.
Also .i went to so many leader calls and they were so packed with mud & rocks that most of them i didn't clear..cable didn't want to dig and the amount of time i would have to spend for what it paid just wasn't realistic to me.
So there was too much water on the side of the house. How is directing the water off the roof over to the side of the house a good idea? Looks like you created a system where a single failure creates a problem. Roof water was channeled away from the house to the back yard passively. Now whenever the power is out (storm) or that pump fails (every several years) , you have all the water dumped directly against the foundation when your sump pit becomes a water distribution point. If you really love that design, add a second pump and a battery backup with an alarm to indicate when the first pump has failed. I would never want that system on my house the way you designed it. Hopefully this was the emergency system that you later upgraded to be more robust.
I think they should had put landscape fabric,grave in treach,than,in treach, frist....,than rap drain pipe, than , put grave in and over pipe than put dirt,sod, to cover over...
No sock --- no fabric? I agree that it should have been covered. So how long until that pipe fills with dirt, clogs and can no longer work. Hopefully this home doesn't have leaves that enter that down spout or that will be another clog in the making.
Your sump is too small. The pump is going to suck it dry in seconds and shut off and then start up again, cycling over and over until it burns up on you before the warranty expires, then you'll be back in a few months having to replace it under warranty. Increase the size of your sump and you won't have any free recalls.
Why didn't you just send the drain pipe on down the yard to the street? Looks like an erosion problem waiting to happen there, not to mention a water logged front yard.
This is crap!!, no Filtration fabric, 2 bags of drainage gravel, Discharging onto the sidewalk, it will freeze and cause slipping hazard as well as may damage the concrete. DO NOT DO THAT! It would be a wasted effort!
wieszczus it's a damn shame he's charging full price for a half ass job, can't even get the proper connectors (gutter down pipe to black corrugate piece, 90° elbow needed, plus the bull shit spices pieces he makes to connect two pieces of corrugate) not to mention absolutely not fabric used, plus I wouldn't be surprised if he's using round gravel aggregate and not angular aggregate per required... Everything I've seen him do will need to be redone within years
wieszczus According to his add he's in North Carolina and Florida. Don't know where this project is located but I doubt freezing is going to be A problem.
+jayzeevideo It was stalling because he had it set wrong. I've beat the hell out of a few of these 12/18V B&D's over the years and they work great.. but yes, you still get what ya pay for! like anything else.
Hi Chuck--I don't now if you read these comments or not, but please don't ever apologize for your camera--you and our crew are out there working in the worst conditions and it looks miserable yet you are so positive and your videos are so helpful--I really appreciate you sharing your skill and expertise with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i guess im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost my account password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Sam Raphael Instablaster =)
@Conner Enzo I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Conner Enzo it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account :D
@Sam Raphael glad I could help :D
Watching this video proves to me how much you care about your customers.
Well done!
I saved myself over $15k last winter by following your videos.
I walked into an almost flooded basement and not knowing anything about sump pumps, the first thing I did was called Roto-Rooter. The guy came out and quoted me $16k to repair the problem. He gave me a run-about explanation as to what was going to be done and left.
First thing I did was run my ass to Harbor Freight and bought a water transfers pump and installed it in the sump pit dumping away from house.
Second thing I did was search online for information and to gather as much knowledge as possible about sump pumps. Google led me to some good sites and to your videos. I watched videos for a whole weekend while the transfer pump ran and emptied out the basement/foundation.
Next was a run to the hardware store where I bought two sump pumps and two one-way valves. I installed both, reconnected everything back to original and almost a year later, I still haven't had any water issues in/around the house.
Thanks for you incredibly detailed videos and help.
@Aircooled Tech: How much did this DIY project cost you?
Wonderful job in the rain and mud
Thanks for sharing your knowledge it is really helpful to get some ideas on what I need to do to get rid of my flood.
I was in this EXACT same situation about 20 years ago! I dug out a trench in the pouring rain and mud. Luckily I was able to down grade my trench and the water was able to go down hill. Neither my neighbor nor myself had gutters. I ended up just making a french drain system which wrapped around to my back yard then when between the houses just like in this video. It worked great! I dug all by hand in tough North Texas clay. The city was nice enough to cut a hole in the side walk and curb for me to run my drain pipe out to the street. About to do a sump system like this very soon. Checking about just tying in to my sewer line. If not, then I'll use a pop up like you did. Like you said....Just don't get builders!!???!!! They need to be held accountable both by law and civil. They build a halfway decent structure....then ruin it by not properly grading!!!???!!! As the buyer and even inspectors notice as it's painfully obvious...then the builders just brush it off and say it'll be fine!!! Seen this scenario...SEVERAL times including it happening to me. I'm willing to bet you were these people's HERO!!! I really enjoy your videos and enjoyed the Gopro point of view as this is what it looks like for real. I wish I had your videos 20 years ago!!! You are a great communicator and my favorite part is your friendly, positive and humble personality! Not to mention that it appears you also do great work and not half-azzed lazy shortcuts.
Great tutorial! What a mess to work in, but you and your crew did a tremendous job!
You have the absolute best attitude with everything you do! Love it!
Been having water issues in my yard and side of the house. This video is definitely my tutorial to do this project. Thanks for video.
I can't believe I've learned so much from this. Thanks for sharing.
Doing this to my backyard ASAP!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful video. I have been learning so much from your videos and saved med thousands of dollars. Hope you keep doing your great works and share with us. Will watch every single video from you. ❤️❤️❤️
Very informative. Really appreciate your site
Nice install, well described. As a safety precaution never handle an electrically live pump. If the grounding is faulty you can be electrocuted. Don't assume grounding and GFCI plugs are a catch all when your life is at stake. Move pump around unplugged then plug in pump at far end while not standing in water.
Have watched several of your video. Very informative and I have learned a lot from them. Thanks!
Great video of actual emergency for getting rid of water.
I love your videos. Thanks for posting these with step by step details. Any home owner could follow what you describe. I am a fan
You, your team, and your videos are awesome!!
I'm looking for ways to filter the ground water before it's pumped out by a Zoeller M98 temporally from a ditch where I'm building a house. I've watched many of Chuck's videos and he never filters any of his projects. Now I see he just drops the M53 right into the mud hole.....now I'm guessing these pumps don't really need a filter system. Got to Made in America products!
Thats it, Stand in Water & grab hold of electric power line. Smart guys!
I love Chuck's videos and have watched lots of them and they're packed with good information. I know this is an emergency job but I would not have put that pop-up drain in the corner near the sidewalk and driveway. Even if the water does not freeze it will, over time, erode the soil next to and under the sidewalk and driveway causing severe damage that will require them to be repaired or, possibly replaced. The lines should run to daylight at the road gutter or into a large drywell. I know Chuck would normally have done that but this was an emergency. Hopefully the homeowner will follow up and do some remedial adjustments once it stops raining.
I wish you were in griffin ga. Sooooooo much rain. BUT I’ve learned a lot.
Excellent video. You saved me thousands of dollars. I owe you a case of beer.
Interesting.....I learn a lot from you ...thank you.
Beautiful. I wish you guys serviced Huntsville, AL.
Great vid, thanks for showing us !!!!!
Great video and thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work 👍👍!
GREAT VIDEO
Great video. Your a hard worker. Great job. Excellent!
Curious about the silt build up in the gravel... eventually it becomes like the soil, no drainage.
BOwens1952 yes
Love your videos. Keep up the good work
I have a question. Can I use landscape fabric to cover the pipes, or it has to be filtration fabric? I’m trying to do some project @ home thanks.
I live in South Western Pa, What is the best sump pump for exterior sump basins that collect rain run off for my climate?
I thought you were supposed to put that cloth filter stuff over the pipe so dirt doesn't get in.
Depends on the soil.
Is this a battery-operated sump pump? I’m having similar issues and I’m curious if a sump pump requires a electrical connection to the house. I’m a fairly new homeowner so I’m learning a lot through this whole ordeal. Thanks for sharing this great video!
I wish this guy was in my area lol!! Way up in canada way way up north lol
In a basment French drain inside should you perforate the bottom of the sump pit or just the sides if I puncture the bottom wont it just run out
what about mud and debris clogging the sump?
do you have to use a sewage sump or something?
Great video!
I wish your company was in the Richmond VA area. I’d hire your team in a second.
I spent a few years installing this kind of pipe professionally for field drainage and found a good, sturdy pocket knife works much quicker and easier for cutting it when you're working in a small area or need to be moving quickly. Hate to see that you didn't install a cap on the pipe end you buried.
The Zoeller M98 weight is 30 or 40 pounds ....do you really think that is gonna be move from there? I mean about all those holes that you are doing Thanks
Awesome work and dedication!-gary
So the entire system is dependent on that pump and all it would take is a failed pump to force all the water to that pit next to the house? I don’t get it.
I love your videos! I just like watching them for the fun of it. So interesting. I have a very similar situation with my house. When you install the perforated pipe, do you install it with the holes up or down?
That type of perforated pipe has holes 360 around
+Joedy Williams holes down always
+Ben Boudreau no it doesnt
+4 Clark the stuff I have always gotten does!!
Always, always install hole down.
Great Video GREAT JOB....
Would 1/2 pipe be much better than a 1/4 pipe on sump pump?
Thank you!!
Superb
Question: If we need to drill holes, why is it that the pit is not perforated already?
You can use the pit in many different situations so they don't predrill holes in them
what's the thought with discharging it all right next to a slab? You aren't worried about undermining that slab over time?
Questions: What size gravel do you use? Does the 4 inch flex have to be pitched toward the basin or does the suction of the pump pull the water into the basin from inside the flex? Thanks, Garry.
wonder if the pipes or pump clog with the clay??
I have every year a flooded back yard, and have been thinking on installing a sump pump. City inspectors told me I cant put the water (or anything) on the street... any comments on that? They recommend me to do a french dwell?
Now I see my basement gets some water in every time there is a good rain, but this is not related to the water from the back yard (since all winter I have the water on the back yard). Any comment or advice will be greatly appreciate it!
Man I wish you lived near me.
I realize that it was a rainy and muddy day, but did you eventually tunnel under the sidewalk to discharge the water? You have another video on how to do that. I used it as a guide to help me do it. Thanks!
Does the prefaraded pipe get capped at the end
Do you have a list of the sump pump parts that you can order on Amazon or from Home Depot? Thanks.
Won't the dirt and mud eventually infiltrate the gravel and make its way into the sump pit?
C Wallace yes
Yes but cleaning that out beats shovelling mud out of your basement.
I call it a dead space ,need a good french drain.
I have a few issues with the install not saying its wrong or right just what i would do.. Then maybe you would give me your angle...
I like to put a flat rock under my pump to allow 3" or more of debris to drop down before effecting the pump..Then the corrugated pipe i like on the inlets, but not my discharge. .i don't want roots getting into the discharge, i like it glued solid, also would like a c/o that i could snake above ground..Then the roof leaders, i would do everything possible for gravity to take that, either y off of the discharge line or put a seperate line alongside it..I don't want to pump roof water, besides that i don't want to bring it to a collection point next to the house...where i am it freezes, i would be concerned with the pump freezing also, and if it froze but the roof melts boy oh boy that would be bad.
How long have you been using the corrugated pipe & how about roots growing in the joints?
How do you protect the sump pump from freezing in areas like Chicago where I am
@@tcossuto water inside the piping, the check valve or the sump pump itself can freeze, expand and potentially cause damage.
You can't use a sump basin that shallow up north. You must use one that is 4-6 feet deep, then it will not freeze.
Sweet
Awesome
On the cover on the basin, do you need to lock it so someone dose not remove it?
hi guys from england why do you not have soak aways? we can not pump our rain water on the street so we have soak aways
What part of the country is that in? I’m in Michigan and wonder you would deal with sub-freezing temps?
doing this install during a rainstorm would absolutely suck
Are you ever in Virginia? Out water level is sea level and I have a French French installed by the city but it’s never done a good job in water elimination.
Did the downpipes just discharge to the yard???!!!
why isn't the sump liner made with holes already in it?
Please stop editing your videos so much I love these type of videos from you. I get to see the whole picture
French drain newbie here, but would this not leave sediment at the bottom and eventually clog the sump? I thought that was the point of the filter cloth or is that only for french drains and not for emergency water evacuation?
Adam Waggoner the pump should take out the dirt in the bottom of the pit
I thought you used either a perforated pipe with gravel or surface drains without gravel, depending on your type of drainage problems. This is both approaches in the same pipe. I was just going to use surface drains located at the lowest points. I don't think that underground water is as much of a problem. Is that okay?
Matt Carroll yes
My catch basins were installed over my french drain. The sump pump was installed in a newly dug pit. It appeared not to work so a plumber was called out by Olshan and he said something had been installed backward and he supposedly corrected it. I thought the problem was solved. But during the current rain, it has not dumped out any water out of the end of the discharge pipe. So we ran water into the liner (which has holes in it) and the water would never get over 6 inches and the pump never started up. The water appeared to just drain out through the holes. What could be wrong?
Gayle Posey if your catch basins are over your french drain then your french drains are lower and theyre doing all the work. thats fine, i installed my french drain side by side in the same ditch as the gutter drains. never want to use the french drain as a gutter drain. now... your simp pump isnt working, its either not getting power (check with volt meter), the float switch is not activating the pump ( water isnt getting high enough?? or switch is broken... manually make pump run to check) or the pump itself isnt working maybe the fins are blocked just take it apart and see.
you guys are good
If it wasn’t rainy, you would have put gravel on the bottom first correct?
Baron Rodriguez no that doesn’t really mater
I am showing that m53 sump pump for sale about $170....sound about right ? Thanks !
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Haha haha rally funny Mem
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I am in Holiday Florida, I need help, stuck between two houses that drain right into my yard.......
Bobbi You need to take this up with the County (or City) as it’s required for your neighbors to manage their own water runoff without affecting nearby properties.
why not sock pipe? thank you.
PVC not needed? but it does not need much pitch to move water. By the looks of the driveway. You would of had enough pitch to not need a sump pump if PVC was used.
discharging water across a sidewalk can be a bit dangerous when it gets cold
Why don't you consider the grade of the pipe? Water doesn't easily flow up hill.
That's why the pump is there.
I hate black corrugated like that, it plugs up and clogs then collapses. I much prefer rigid pvc.
How much does an average job like this cost
Should of used fabric around the drain tile and a river rock not pea gravel..
Also .i went to so many leader calls and they were so packed with mud & rocks that most of them i didn't clear..cable didn't want to dig and the amount of time i would have to spend for what it paid just wasn't realistic to me.
So there was too much water on the side of the house. How is directing the water off the roof over to the side of the house a good idea? Looks like you created a system where a single failure creates a problem. Roof water was channeled away from the house to the back yard passively. Now whenever the power is out (storm) or that pump fails (every several years) , you have all the water dumped directly against the foundation when your sump pit becomes a water distribution point. If you really love that design, add a second pump and a battery backup with an alarm to indicate when the first pump has failed. I would never want that system on my house the way you designed it. Hopefully this was the emergency system that you later upgraded to be more robust.
so now all that water from the pop up will get under the driveway and lift the driveway up
I think they should had put landscape fabric,grave in treach,than,in treach, frist....,than rap drain pipe, than , put grave in and over pipe than put dirt,sod, to cover over...
No sock --- no fabric? I agree that it should have been covered. So how long until that pipe fills with dirt, clogs and can no longer work. Hopefully this home doesn't have leaves that enter that down spout or that will be another clog in the making.
why not just build a drain to connect to the storm drain
waste management fan11 money
Your sump is too small. The pump is going to suck it dry in seconds and shut off and then start up again, cycling over and over until it burns up on you before the warranty expires, then you'll be back in a few months having to replace it under warranty. Increase the size of your sump and you won't have any free recalls.
If you increase the size of the pump it will suck it out even faster🤦♂️
@@BuildingWithZach He means to increase the size of the sump *basin*
Why didn't you just send the drain pipe on down the yard to the street? Looks like an erosion problem waiting to happen there, not to mention a water logged front yard.
How much did this cost?)))
It should be illegal for builders to do this to a home owner
Nice job no gutter next door wtf
Dude f the neighbors, it's illegal to build your yard higher than your neighbors if they now flood because of it
EDITING DOESN'T GIVE THE REAL PROBLEMS!!
what about in winter....water might make ice on sidewalk..u get sued???
This is crap!!, no Filtration fabric, 2 bags of drainage gravel, Discharging onto the sidewalk, it will freeze and cause slipping hazard as well as may damage the concrete. DO NOT DO THAT! It would be a wasted effort!
wieszczus it's a damn shame he's charging full price for a half ass job, can't even get the proper connectors (gutter down pipe to black corrugate piece, 90° elbow needed, plus the bull shit spices pieces he makes to connect two pieces of corrugate) not to mention absolutely not fabric used, plus I wouldn't be surprised if he's using round gravel aggregate and not angular aggregate per required... Everything I've seen him do will need to be redone within years
wieszczus According to his add he's in North Carolina and Florida. Don't know where this project is located but I doubt freezing is going to be A problem.
Looks like they were installing a temporary system which they made abundantly clear.
Please buy a real drill. It's embarrassing to see a contractor using a Black and Decker.
+jayzeevideo That's ridiculous, obviously the drill did the job they needed done.
+jayzeevideo It was stalling because he had it set wrong. I've beat the hell out of a few of these 12/18V B&D's over the years and they work great.. but yes, you still get what ya pay for! like anything else.
+jayzeevideo some things are disposable, why dont you buy a hankerchief instead of a box of kleenex