If your sump pump is working like it should, water should stay away from your basement.

A sump pump sits inside a pit cut into the floor. The pit is lower than the floor’s surface, so when water begins to fill 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 ...

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 ...