Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. If your basement is prone to flooding, you know just how important your sump pump is to your home. If it breaks down, you could find yourself ...

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 ...

It’s never a good idea to take your sump pump for granted. Whether you have a submersible sump pump that sits down in a sump pit, or a pedestal pump that sits on top of a pedestal, you owe it to ...

Fortunately for modern homeowners, technology came to the rescue in the late 1940s with the development of the sump pump. Sump pumps solve the problem of standing water, which is a headache for ...

Spring is good time to test your sump pump and replace it, if it is not functioning properly. Step 1: Remove the pump pit cover and slowly pour a bucket of water into the sump tank. The float should ...

The truth of the matter is that most basement water problems are not basement problems at all, but exterior drainage problems. So before you consider a sump-pump installation, take a good look (in the ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Electrical supply is a weak point for sump pumps since pumps need electricity ...

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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 ...