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 ...

GLENDALE -- Heavy rain can cause issues for your sump pump -- and so can sub-zero temperatures. FOX6 News on Tuesday, January 19th tagged along with a plumber responding to calls he only gets when ...

Homeowners rarely give much thought to their sump pumps except when things go wrong. Often hidden away in a basement sump basin, these devices activate to pump water outside when water reaches a ...

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 ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The City of Fargo is reminding residents to be mindful of their sump pump discharge during freezing temperatures. Officials say excessive sump pump discharge from an ...

MILLBURN – If your sump pump is spilling water out onto the street, the word from Town Hall is that you need to get it fixed, pronto. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Cuomo has proposed that the township ...

The problem of moving standing water from one place to another has preoccupied engineers for thousands of years. Historians report that even Archimedes worked on the problem. Fortunately for modern ...

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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 ...

Flood-fighting devices such as backflow valves and sump pumps are “absolutely necessary” these days in rain-ravaged Windsor, says city building inspector Dwayne Kenney. Kenney, a licensed plumber with ...