u/SaddenedBKSticks

I asked this elsewhere before, but I'm still confused, since I didn't get many replies. I live in the northern US, and I'm very confused how to insulate the concrete walls for our basement. The framing is already up and it's a 40 year old project my father did, but I'm having to redo the insulation/drywall due to mold issues(from flooding/broken pipes). I see suggestions of putting foam behind the framing(there is about an inch or 3/4 inch gap behind the frame and concrete) and foaming it around the corners of the bays. However, behind the framing between the concrete wall and framing there is a drainage channel that goes out to our sump pump. Meaning it's not really possible to seal it all around on the bottom.

Previously, there was faced R-11 fiberglass (facing towards the living space) in this bay solely by my father. The wall seemed dry and there didn't seem to be any evidence of mineral buildup(I guess if water was trapped?) on the wall. The back of the fiberglass seemed clean, but the front facing/drywall was damaged. We have had sump failure, pipe breaks, amongst other things like water heater leakage over the years that caused mold in many areas, so I'm trying to go back and redo a lot of it. My father made the mistake of using faced fiberglass batts in the interior basement wall framings facing the drywall, and I just discovered that yesterday, mold city hiding behind the batts lol.

I just recently redid it and added faced R-15 fiberglass to this (concrete wall) area. Is there really any other way I could've done it given the drainage trench going to our sump pump?

My father recently died, and I unfortunately can't ask him much about it, but he wouldn't have remembered much anyway since it's been so long. No one even remembered the drainage channel cut out along the edge of the basement(paid for as part of the sump install).

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Our Maytag Commercial washer MVWP575 has been operating terribly today, I noticed it a week ago(with #1).

It either does this, or a variety of the below -

1. When reaching the final spin, it never actually really spins. It just runs/hums slowly, I guess maybe it's spinning, just not very fast. Basically everything is still wet, and the tub still has small puddles of water. Makes a weird groaning noise.
2. When filling on a fresh load, instead of doing the little tub rotation to provide water coverage, it instead literally tries to do a full speed spin with the water filling in it. Causes it to go crazy and bang the sides. Have to rush to stop it. Lid not locked while it's going nuts. No lid lock indicator for the spin, just fill light.
3. When filling, instead of the above, it will just make a couple small bangs noises and do nothing at the first rotation attempt, then doesn't attempt to do another the entire fill.
4. Variety of flashing red/solid red lid locked(lid is always locked during this).
5. Once today it attempted to fill when drain and spin cycle selected. I think it tried to spin then did this. Opened lid after a while and it just drained and shut off.
6. I feel like it skips the rinse spin.
7. When on normal mode, when doing the spray rinses, there is a very long hesitation after the first rinse.
8. When using drain + spin, I can get it to go to the 2nd to last spin speed at the start, then it really slows down. I can sometimes pause and start it, and it can sometimes go faster again, and later the final speed.

It actually started working properly for the most part(minus missing some steps) for maybe an hour, then it got back to acting poorly again.

What is wrong with it?

I'm so sick of this machine, it's basically a lemon. It always acted a little strange for a long time, and we've only had it for a few years, but never this bad. I regret following some of the hype for this machine in the past. It costed double a regular Whirlpool, and barely lasted long at all.

I was trying to reach some of the previous executive support team members I spoke to within the past year and a half, but when dialing both numbers, it just rings, then goes to a busy signal. It used to let you leave a message. I was trying to reach them in regards to a few things, and talk to a single person. I wasn't sure if they left the company, but since it was two, I figured maybe the numbers were changed or something. Is there anyway to be put back in contact with either one? I sent an email to one of them, but I'm not sure if they would have received it. The last person I spoke to said to call them back eventually if I ever needed help.

So, I have some confusion in regards to how to insulate the basement walls. Having to redo it and the drywall after some broken pipes, and other water damage, and it was completed in the past by someone else. Half the wall is above ground with wood, then below is concrete. There is 2x4 framing about 1 inch infront of the concrete. I had some idea, but now I'm a little confused, because I discovered there's a small drainage trench behind the 2x4 framing a few inches deep along edge of the wall.

On the top half, there is the exterior 2x6 bay, then there's a sort of maybe 4 inch or so ledge for the concrete wall. Then the 1 inch gap between that and the 2x4 bay. Bottom half just the 1 inch gap and 2x4 bay.

From what I can tell, originally when built it was just a single faced fiberglass R-11 on the top half and that was it. Then there appears to be another faced R-11 added on that ledge part, then a third faced R-11 that filled the 2x4 framing(so, on the top half, 3 layers of faced R-11 were stacked, and the bottom layer as a result had one-the third layer). I'm not sure if the middle layer was there originally or not. I believe the multiple facing is bad, I'm in the process of removing it all as much as I can.

But where do I go from here?

Do I put R-23 wool in the top half 2x6, then R-15 wool in the gap for that ledge(where the previous R-11 2nd layer was), and finally have a foam(half inch to an inch?) board on the bottom half concrete wall cut to fit the bottom of the 2x4 bay, then place a final faced fiberglass R-15 from top to bottom over the R-15 on the top and foam board on the bottom? I'm not sure how to seal up the foam board though, with the discovery of the drainage gap along that edge now. Do I seal the bay all around but leave the bottom open? I'm not sure if one of the layers can be eliminated in a way that makes sense - I guess the top half would have diminishing returns with that much.

Any ideas?

For reference, it's a climate that gets cold(Northeast US). Basement is cool in summer, cold in winter.

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