Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

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Without a fully functional, properly sized, and well-maintained sump pump to actively redirect this intrusive groundwater ...

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So my sister, gardening mother and I were all delighted when he rigged up an irrigation system for the Sutton garden out of rain barrels, PVC pipe and a sump pump. I'm not quite sure how he got the ...

Question: We have a 15-year-old home with a sump pump that we constantly have on. When we first moved in, I was advised by someone at Home Depot to simply disconnect the outside hose in the winter, ...

WILD WEATHER typically drags mechanical contractors out to face unprecedented dangers: subzero temperatures that invite frostbite; bone-chilling, rain-soaked emergency calls; and torrential downpours ...

Starting sometime soon, anyone selling a home or business property in the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District service area will need to certify that their sump pumps and foundation drains aren't ...