Boiler flood protection

[Ken Tannenbaum1]

In a recent nasty storm we got 3 1/2 ft of water in our cellar. The cost of repairing the furnace, just a few years old was $1600. I looked into a cobia jacket that's a flexible sheath 4ft tall that goes under the furnace but it doesn't seem to be solf anymore. The cost of raising the furnace is nuts. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[Reach4]

I looked into a cobia jacket

I find no reference to "cobia jacket".
Is that like a tub that builds a moat around the boiler?

Did you lose power, so the sump pump was not pumping?

 

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[Fitter30]

Battery backup sump pump

 

[Sylvan]

Shalom Ken,
Have you considered placing a concrete housekeeping slab under the furnace?

Also, how about a sump pit with a battery backup and dual sump pumps: one battery-operated and the other conventional

I installed a duplex system to prevent floods like this building had. There are other brands out there .

Zoeller 508-0007 Sump Pump System with Primary M98 & Model 508 Aquanot 12V Battery Back-Up​