Abstract: A basement sump construction characterized by a sump chamber including a side wall provided with a drain outlet opening. A trap apparatus for the unidirectional flow of water is removably mounted on the sump side wall so as to be easily accessible to cleaning and servicing through a top access opening in the sump.
Abstract: A portable earth boring machine for the horizontal boring of shafts and the insertion of pipeline casing sections in installations where excavation from the surface is undesirable. The machine is characterized by a steering head particularly adapted for rock drilling operations which head is positioned at the front of the casing with such steering head being automatically controlled so as to directionally control the direction of extension of the pipeline as the drilling operation progresses.