A sump pump keeps basements dry. It's absolutely essential if your basement floor pad was poured close to the natural water table. Installing one is pretty simple, but requires some forethought.

Installing a basement drainage system ... It's best to locate your basin in an unfinished area of the basement so you can have easy access to the sump pump. If you never plan on finishing the ...

But weather-related outages aren’t the only reason your sump pump can go down. “Sump pumps ... 2 gallons of municipal water used. It’s not the most efficient trade-off, but when your ...