A sump pump that stays silent during heavy rain is often more dangerous than one making obvious noise. The float switch is the most common failure point in older pumps, and it can fail without any ...

Roto-Rooter / Plumbing professionals across the United States and Canada are reporting a significant increase in sump pump servi ...

How do I maintain my sump pump in the spring? In an article featured in HelloNation, plumbing expert Steve Winters of Winters Plumbing in Greenwood, Indiana, explains why routine sump pump maintenance ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

The problem of moving standing water from one place to another has preoccupied engineers for thousands of years. Historians report that even Archimedes worked on the problem. Fortunately for modern ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the skies open and power lines go down, a reliable backup sump pump could be the difference between a dry basement and thousands of dollars in damage (along with a big headache). And because ...

That’s why sump pump installation in Toronto, ON, isn’t something homeowners talk about for fun; it’s something they look into after one close call with a wet basement. A good sump system isn’t flashy ...

When heavy seasonal rains start pooling around your house, the last thing you want is to be humming Johnny Cash’s “Five Feet High and Rising” as water creeps up in your basement. But that may be the ...

Selecting and installing a pump for a homeowner’s sump and waste-management system is never a one-size-fits-all project. For the professional installer, multiple factors need to be considered before ...