Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A home sump pump with water at the bottom - Icemanj/Getty Images There is something truly awful about going to wash your hands or ...

How do I maintain my sump pump in the spring? In an article featured in HelloNation, plumbing expert Steve Winters of Winters ...

Residents across the Valley have been reporting high water in their basements following this week's heavy rainfall.

Without a fully functional, properly sized, and well-maintained sump pump to actively redirect this intrusive groundwater ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As spring rain and snowmelt increase the risk of basement flooding, a plumbing expert says homeowners should check their sump pumps now — before problems start. Aaron Gaynor, founder ...

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 ...

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 ...