With a lot of rain recently, people are directing water out of their homes and into the grass with a sump pump hose. However, laying that tube in the wrong spot could cost you a lot of money. We met ...

Tucked away in the depths of your home, your sump pump can become a forgotten appliance, especially if you normally have a dry basement. That is, until heavy rainfall, melting snow, a washing machine ...

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 lime ...

CHASKA, Minn. (WCCO) - Snowfall should officially be behind us but the melt from the recent blizzard is revealing some problems for homeowners. Faulty sump pumps are causing basements to flood just as ...

A sump pump's typical setup includes a pit, also known as a sump basin, dug in the basement floor or crawl space. It's equipped with a pump, such as a submersible pump is a type placed inside this pit ...

AVON LAKE — Following claims that the Avon Lake Utilities Department has illegally inspected homes, Chief Utilities Executive Todd Danielson states that is not the case. Instead, he said that while a ...

Q: My home is 23 years old. A friend replaced my sump pumps last October and told me that in the front corner of my crawlspace there was water but the sump pump should take care of it. In January, I ...

Nearly three weeks of constant rain in Colorado Springs have brought to the surface a new problem from homeowners on the westside - incorrectly connected sump pumps. Heavy rains and the threat of ...

CENTRAL OHIO (WCMH) — Monday’s rain was an unwelcome sight for central Ohio homeowners. Many are worried that, with each rainy day, their sump pumps will struggle to keep up with all this water. “When ...

Rain gardens are just the tip of the iceberg better known as Blueprint Columbus. The next step is installing sump pumps in hundreds of homes. "It’s kind of an ongoing process," said Susan Ashbrook, ...