An emergency sump pump is a back-up sump pump for emergency use during pump failure or power failure for homes with or without a full perimeter drainage system, A.K.A. French Drains. If you have a ...

In my column in today's Dispatch, I wrote about back-up sump pumps for those times that the power goes out or the cat knocks a broom onto the primary pump and keeps it from turning on when needed.

Driving rainstorms are common enough in the Chicago area to make basement flooding a recurring threat, and sump pumps something you should think about. Is your builder going to install one in your new ...

Dear Jerry: I’m a huge fan of your column, solid advice, and now I have a question for you. During our infamous ice storm my neighbors had a basement drainage system that started with a hose from ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side This score is based on the amount of water that can be lifted 10 feet starting with a fully charged battery. This backup sump pump works ...

When heavy seasonal rains start pooling around your house, the last thing you want is to be humming Johnny Cash’s “Five Feet High and Rising” as water creeps up in your basement. But that may be the ...

When the skies open and power lines go down, a reliable backup sump pump could be the difference between a dry basement and thousands of dollars in damage (along with a big headache). And because ...

Your faithful sump pump is waiting to save your basement from stormwater damage. But it may not be able to do the job alone. It needs a sidekick, a helpmate, a partner. It needs a battery backup sump ...

Are you tired of the cold and rain yet? The long, cold, brutal Winter of 2013-2014 has segued into a colder than normal Spring in many areas and people are getting sick of it and sick from it, too.

Weather conditions have been dry for more than a year in parts of North Dakota, and sump pumps may not have run in a while. However, with the heavy amount of snow still on the ground, the threat of ...