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 ...

With a lot of rain recently, people are directing water out of their homes and into the grass with a sump pump hose. However, laying that tube in the wrong spot could cost you a lot of money. We met ...

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 ...

CENTRAL OHIO (WCMH) — Monday’s rain was an unwelcome sight for central Ohio homeowners. Many are worried that, with each rainy day, their sump pumps will struggle to keep up with all this water. “When ...

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 ...

CHASKA, Minn. (WCCO) - Snowfall should officially be behind us but the melt from the recent blizzard is revealing some problems for homeowners. Faulty sump pumps are causing basements to flood just as ...

Keeping your sump pump free of fall leaf debris keeps it working well and prevents the motor from burning out. Follow these simple steps to clean a sump pump.

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 ...

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 ...