Dear Jerry: I’m a huge fan of your column, solid advice, and now I have a question for you. During our infamous ice storm my neighbors had a basement drainage system that started with a hose from ...

An emergency sump pump is a back-up sump pump for emergency use during pump failure or power failure for homes with or without a full perimeter drainage system, A.K.A. French Drains. If you have a ...

Q-Enclosed is information covering two different water-powered sump pumps that require no electric power and no maintainence. We are hesitant to purchase one, however, because we can locate no one who ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side This score is based on the amount of water that can be lifted 10 feet starting with a fully charged battery. This backup sump pump works ...

We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...

Basements were once dark, dirt-floored places where canned goods were stored. Today, basements are being completely finished and converted into living space. The challenge with most basements is ...

Q: I hope you can help me decide on a good backup power system for my basement sump pumps. We recently invested a lot of money to finish out our basement, and it’s beautiful. We would be devastated ...

The typical cost range to install a sump pump is between $1,200 and $2,500, with a national average cost of $1,500. Some of the main factors that affect the cost of sump pump installation include the ...