A submersible sump pump can be an important defense against floodwaters. The unit and its motor are waterproof and sit in a pit or tank, draining floodwater from a wet basement. Plugged into an ...

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UNDATED This week on HomeWork, some information on what is perhaps the most neglected device in your home. Although it sits in the corner of the basement and no one really pays much attention to it, ...

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 ...

Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

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Heavy rain has led to lot of business for local plumbers as they make a record number of house calls to fix sump pumps. “We’ve had these storms that are dumping like 3 to 5 inches of rain,” said Luke ...

We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...