A local plumber explains how to test your sump pump, why battery backups matter during power outages, and what upgrades can ...

As spring rain and snowmelt increase the risk of basement flooding, a plumbing expert says homeowners should check their sump ...

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 ...

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In St. Louis, we don’t have just a nice spring rain; we have hurricane-like downpours. If your sump pump isn’t working or you don’t have one, that can lead to massive flooding and thousands of dollars ...

HUNT VALLEY, MD / ACCESSWIRE / August 18, 2015 / Smart sump pump technology is available from the leaders in top-quality crawlspace and basement waterproofing and foundation repair services, Ameri-Dry ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – We needed rain, but St. Louis ...

Wet Basement? Installing expensive interior drainage systems and sump pumps may not be necessary. These systems often just manage the problem rather than solving it. Most basement moisture problems ...

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