Q: We’ve had to replace several sump pumps in just a few years and I’m wondering why. We initially had a pump with the float on a rod, but the first time our basement flooded, it was because lime ...

Sump pumps are essential to keeping your house dry and free of mold and mildew. They come to the rescue for emergency flooding and for groundwater that threatens the basement and foundation. The ...

Sump pumps solve the problem of standing water, which is a headache for homeowners with basements built into the ground with a high water table or poor drainage. A flooded basement can cause expensive ...

A sump pump is an incredibly useful item to have in your basement: Unsophisticated but essential. It’s basically motorized pump in a bucket, buried below the floor of your basement or crawlspace; as ...

How they work: Battery-powered systems use a float switch to activate the pump when the water level ... to maintain (no batteries to charge or replace). Water-powered pumps are typically mounted above ...

I have another house in the mountains that I recently inherited. I went there to check on it and there was water in the basement because the sump pump stopped. There was no power to the pump so I ...