Fortunately for modern homeowners, the problem was solved in the late 1940s with the introduction of the sump pump. Standing ...

If you have a basement that's prone to flooding, installing a sump pump can have significant payoffs including peace of ...

For a sump pump to work properly, water under the pump basin must rise sufficiently to enter the pit and trigger a floater, switch, or valve. The sump pump then pumps the water outside through a ...

And because extreme weather events have increased in frequency, more homeowners are pulling off the cover of that mysterious basin in the corner of the basement and adding a backup sump pump as an ...

Sump pumps sit in a sump crock, a basin below the basement floor. Footing drains made of perforated pipe in pea stone collect groundwater outside and send it to the pump. When the water in the basin ...

As Milwaukee makes useful tools for seasonal storms, it also sells equipment that's just as helpful for basement flooding.