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 ...

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 ...

About a week ago we had warm temps and a huge amount of snow melt and our sump pump started running as it should.<BR><BR>The problem was it continued to run constantly for maybe five days and I have ...

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 ...

Q: I have two questions regarding sump pumps. I have a pump in action in the basement of a rental house but have been told that it should have a battery backup, particularly because it is in a rental ...

Nearly three weeks of constant rain in Colorado Springs have brought to the surface a new problem from homeowners on the westside - incorrectly connected sump pumps. Heavy rains and the threat of ...

Rain gardens are just the tip of the iceberg better known as Blueprint Columbus. The next step is installing sump pumps in hundreds of homes. "It’s kind of an ongoing process," said Susan Ashbrook, ...

In the Northeast, where I live, many houses have basements and rely on sump pumps to keep the basement dry. The basement sump pump’s job is to pump ground water from a sump pit that extends below the ...