With pedestal sump pumps, the pump’s drawtube rests at the bottom of the sump pit, but the motor remains dry, above the water. Pedestal sump pumps are less expensive to install and maintain than ...

A dry basement improves indoor air quality ... Submersible sump pumps are installed in a sump pit and are designed to function underwater. These pumps are ideal for finished basements but are ...

That keeps your home dry, discourages mold and mildew growth and keeps insect and rodent populations down. Usually installed in a pit, sump pumps generally last seven to 10 years, sometimes longer.

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 ...

Another important step to keeping a basement dry is to make sure outdoor roof ... with the dehumidifier emptying into the sump pump pit. This eliminates the need to continually empty the unit's ...

We switched to one with a balloon type of float switch, but the switch sometimes gets stuck because our sump pit is very narrow. Because our sump pump runs so often, the switches frequently go bad.