How they work: Battery-powered systems use a float switch to activate the pump when the water level in the sump pit rises. Drawing power from the battery, the pump discharges the water through the ...

Sump pumps typically sit on the basement floor or reside in a pit set below the floor. Once standing water reaches a certain level, the pump turns on and pushes groundwater out and away from the ...

Services were held as usual Sunday at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple after a sump pump failed and flooded the church’s basement. Suff. Bishop Darrell Cummings said the temple, located at 330 Main St., is ...

[Stephen] has a basement that depends on a sump pump. What that means is if ... The initial plan was just to have water level sensors reporting data over a modified CATS packet radio transmitter.

A municipal sewer treatment plant is a finely tuned biological system filled with microscopic bugs that “eat” and break down wastewater components. But that system can get overwhelmed when outflow ...