Most homeowners don't think much about their sump pump or a battery backup system until it's too late and water seeps into the basement. These systems are the focus of a growing company that recently ...

The best sump pumps are heavy-duty, have a strong manufacturer’s warranty, and will keep your home from flooding. All our picks come from reliable and trusted sump pump brands, have a reasonable price ...

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 ...

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 below the ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

A friend came to work one day sputtering about his soggy basement. He had a nice one until that day -- a family room with carpet, television, couch, pool table, etc. It was a cool hangout for the kids ...

The truth of the matter is that most basement water problems are not basement problems at all, but exterior drainage problems. So before you consider a sump-pump installation, take a good look (in the ...

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 ...

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 ...