Water damage can turn your castle into a swamp faster than you might think. As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is ...

Is there any way to prevent the sump-pump drainage pipe that extends to the outdoors from freezing? And if the pipe freezes, will the pump burn out? There's no simple way to prevent the pipe from ...

Your clients probably already know the importance of using a sump pump to remove basement ... back-up power to sump systems — with a portable generator (located outside the home in a well ...

That’s why it’s wise to have a backup system ... pump’s—and account for vertical lift, which is the height the pump must push water from the sump basin to the discharge point outside.

Another thing to watch: Make sure any outdoor vents connected ... Ben Bates, owner of Advance Plumbing systems, recommends homeowners test their sump pump if rain or a snow melt is in the ...

A true winter disaster is when it's freezing outside whilst flooding ... and sludge from both the pump and the sump pit. Clogged debris can block the system and damage the pump, so cleaning ...

Officials said drain outfalls are usually five to six feet below the topmost part of a canal, and swelling canals can hold up water in drains. Such 'sump and pump' systems are installed along the ...

Note that submersible sump pumps can also be installed outside, if you have ... permits before you install a sump pump. Often this has to do with the drainage point for your pump, because if ...

The previous spring, I had a drain tile system installed in my basement. The system discharges outside through a sump pump discharge pipe, and I quickly tired of looking at that ugly black ...