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:D THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE. WE HAD THE SAME THOUGHTS IN MIND, BUT WANTED TO SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT. WE WILL PUMP OUT THE CISTERN WITH A FLOATABLE PUMP, AND THEN LEAVE IT FOR A MONTH OR SO, TO MAKE SURE NO MORE WATER COMES IN. THEN WE WERE THINKING OF DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS...

THANKYOU, THAT'S WHAT WE FIGURED WE WOULD HAVE TO DO. :) THEN DO WE JUST LEAVE THAT AREA, WHICH IS ABOUT 10FEET WIDE BY 10 FEET LONG, AND 4 FEET HIGH, EMPTY?? OR SHOULD WE FILL IT IN?? I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT MOLD OR RADON IN THE BASEMENT. WE HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN TO WORRY ABOUT. THANKS FOR...

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST BOUGHT AN OLD HOUSE WITH A CISTERN IN THE BASEMENT,SURROUNDED BY CEMENT WALLS AT ONE END.IT DOESN\\\'T LOOK LIKE IT\\\'S BEEN USED FOR YEARS, BECAUSE THE GUTTER OUTSIDE THE HOUSE WAS RE-ROUTED AWAY FROM THE DRAIN PIPE THAT BRINGS THE WATER INTO THE CISTERN. WHAT SHOULD WE...