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.

When your primary pump—or the power—fails, these top-rated models are ready to step in In our lab tests, we measured the flow rate and battery draw of 11 sump pump backup systems. By Jesse ...

Sump pumps are essential appliances for the home that can keep basements and crawlspaces dry by diverting ground water away from the home so that it can drain safely without damaging the home’s ...

Q: We’ve had to replace several sump pumps in just a few years and I’m wondering why. We initially had a pump with the float on a rod, but the first time our basement flooded, it was because ...

Anyway, the focus here is on basement flooding due to sump pump failure and prevention by pro-actively installing a backup sump pump. Here are 11 of the most common causes of sump pump failure ...

Q: I have two questions regarding sump pumps. I have a pump in action in the basement of a rental house but have been told that it should have a battery backup, particularly because it is in a ...

Water damage can be a homeowner’s worst nightmare. From flooded basements to damaged walls and ruined floors, the costs of water-related destruction add up quickly. Fortunately, installing a sump pump ...

Q. My sump pump will pump for three days after it stops raining. It will pump about every 20 minutes. My neighbors’ pumps do not. Where is this water coming from? How can I find out? Paul ...