[烛光生存狂]-洪灾后如何修复被淹的地下室？双语版三项法则

洪灾后如何修复被淹的地下室？双语版三项法则

Rule No. 1 of a Flooded Basement: Get the Water Out Before You Go In

法则一：先排水再进入

Flooded Basement Rule No. 1:

Get the Water Out Before You Go In

A flooded basement is more than a nuisance, it's an electrocution hazard. Let's say you've got an inch or so of water in the basement. Assuming the service panel is also in the basement, you can put some dry lumber down or use a small plastic step stool or a fiberglass step ladder to get above the water and switch off basement circuits. Next, plug a shop vacuum into a circuit upstairs and begin removing the water with that. Keep the vacuum cord and the extension cord out of the water as you work. Wear rubber boots, obviously, and proceed with caution.

被淹的地下室可不仅仅是一件麻烦事，更是使你触电身亡的危险。比如说你的地下室被一英寸左右的水淹了，假设配电箱也在地下室内。你可以把干木材，塑料小凳或者玻璃丝的脚梯举过水面，关闭地下室的电路。接下来，把抽水泵连接楼上的电源开始抽水。抽水时要保持抽水泵电线和延长的电线远离水面。穿上橡胶靴子，小心前行。

A deeply flooded basement, on the other hand, is deadly. Once water reaches above the height of outlets, you've got a more profound risk of electrocution, especially if the service panel is also located in the basement. You can't go into the basement safely until it's drained, so call the fire department to get the basement pumped or rent a heavy-duty gas-engine pump (assuming the rental store has any left) and do it yourself. Get the hose into the water by feeding it down from the basement stairs.

换句话说，被深水淹没的地下室是致命的。一旦水没过电源插座，你触电身亡的风险就更高了，特别是配电箱也在地下室内的时候。在水排净之前，进入地下室是不安全的。所以，打电话让消防队来排水吧，或者租一个大功率的燃气驱动的抽水泵自己动手吧（如果租赁店还有剩的话）。沿着地下室的楼梯慢慢的把抽水泵软管伸进水里。

The worst possible case is that you need to go into the basement while it's still flooded. The only way that can be safely done is when the house has been completely disconnected from the electrical grid by removing the electrical meter face from the meter pan. That being the case, you'll need to have an electrician, a utility employee or a specifically trained firefighter pull the meter face. If the house has gas service and there are flooded gas appliances in the basement, turn off the gas at the gas meter outside. To do this, use a wrench to turn the metal stub on the gas meter left or right so that it's perpendicular to the pipe.

最糟糕的情况是你必须在水还泛滥的时候进入地下室。把电表面拔离电箱，让整个房子完全断电，这才是唯一安全进入地下室的方法。这时，你需要一名电工，物业或者一名经过特殊训练过的消防员来拔电表。如果屋内有煤气供应和被淹的煤气用具，关掉室外的煤气表来停掉煤气。用扳手将煤气表上的金属凸头左右拧拧，拧到凸头和煤气管道垂直。

Once you strap on the waders and prepare to go in, keep in mind the following:

一旦你穿好防水连靴裤，准备进入地下室，注意以下几点：

A. The deeper the water, the more the hazard. In a deeply flooded basement, never go in alone. Someone should be standing by to be sure you come out safely.

A. 水越深越危险。不要独自进入深度水淹的地下室。需要有人守着以确保你安全的出来。

B. Take a bright light with you. It's dark down there.

B. 随身携带照明灯。里面超级黑的。

C. Watch your step. A flooded floor is slimy, slippery and littered with debris. And there are other hazards. Once, while wading waist-deep through a flooded basement, I stepped into an empty sump pit hole and instantly found myself tangled in hoses and extension cords that had been run to the pump which was standing on the floor elsewhere in the basement. There was no clue that the sump hole was there. Normally, you'd expect to see a discharge pipe. In this case, the pump used flexible hoses that ran to a pipe elsewhere. Lesson learned. Expect the unexpected.

C. 小心脚下。被淹过的地板又黏又滑，还到处都是碎石。还有其他危险呢，有一次，我进入水深齐腰的地下室，一脚踩进集水坑里，被软管缠住了。本应在集水坑中的潜水泵却在别的地方。集水坑本不该在这，通常，这应该设置的是排污管，潜水泵用柔性软管连接别处的管子。从中，我学到了要预测一些意料之外的事。

Flooded Basement Rule No. 2:

法则二：

Don't Salvage Electricals or Gas Appliances

不要抢救家用电器或煤气用具

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) agree that most flooded electrical and mechanical equipment should be replaced. That means you should remove and discard flooded outlets, switches and fixtures, wiring and gas-fired appliances. In almost all cases, flooded electrical motors should be replaced.

国家电器制造商协会（NEMA）和瓦斯器具制造业协会（GAMA）一致认为大部分被淹的电器和机械都不能使用了。就是说，你应该扔掉被淹的插座，开关，设备，线路和煤气打火用具。在几乎所有情况下，被淹过的电动机都应该被更换。

Drywall above the floodwater can be salvaged. Drywall below the floodwater should be replaced, along with any insulation that got soaked. Sometimes carpet can be dried, but more often than not it will need to be replaced along with flooring and wood trim.

水面以上的干板墙可以再利用，水面以下的干板墙应该换掉，任何湿透的绝缘层也应该一起扔掉。有时候可以把被淹的地毯弄干，但是通常情况下地毯应该和地板，木质装饰一起换掉。

Flooded Basement Rule No. 3:

法则三：

Take Steps to Keep It From Happening Again. There's a lot you can do to prevent a flooded basement. Consider exterior or interior foundation drains, a backup sump pump or a generator to keep the pump going when the power goes out. Discharge gutter downspouts properly, slope ground away from the house and seal foundation flaws and cracks—this will also help.

采取措施，防止再次被淹。有许多事你可以准备。比如，外部或内部的地基排水道，后备的集水坑泵或者准备一台发电机，以防停电时给抽水泵供电。适当的疏通排水沟和落水管，房屋周围的斜坡和封好地基的缺陷和裂纹，这也是有效的方法。

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