A sump pump removes water from your basement or crawl space. If it's not working, the home could flood. Find out how often to ...

What is a sump pump? It’s a device with one goal in life: to keep your basement or crawl space from flooding, coming to your rescue when your home is in hot water—or any water, in fact. “Sump pumps ...

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 ...

Without sump pumps most basements wouldn’t stay dry enough to serve as a living space and if your basement has ever flooded, you probably know how panic-inducing it can be to sit through a heavy ...

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 ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

When the skies open and power lines go down, a reliable backup sump pump could be the difference between a dry basement and thousands of dollars in damage (along with a big headache). And because ...

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 ...