A sump pump sits inside a pit cut into the floor. The pit is lower than the floor’s surface, so when water begins to fill the ...

A flood of just 1 inch of water in a 1,000-square-foot home can cause ... that makes its way into the basement. A sump pump, contained in a sump pit, pumps out water from the lowest section ...

Manufacturers claim that 60 pounds per square inch (psi ... and water-powered systems typically share the sump pit with the primary pump. Bonifacio noted that a water-powered backup works only ...

but the switch sometimes gets stuck because our sump pit is very narrow. Because our sump pump runs so often, the switches frequently go bad. Is there a type of sump pump that would work best in a ...

My sump pump begins pumping after 6 inches of water has entered the pit, resulting in frequent on/off cycles. My neighbor's sump is set so the water levels off at a certain point and the drain ...

And even if you could regrade the crawl-space floor to direct all the water to the sump-pump pit, water would still be flowing across the space to get to it. A perimeter trench captures water ...

The installation of a sump pump, pit and backwater valve can cost between $1,500 and $3,000 he added. Older homes needing more extensive drainage upgrades could pay thousands more, according to ...