How to Install a Sump Pump
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If you have a wet basement, installing a sump pump can have significant payoffs. Not only will it help control basement moisture and protect your home and foundation, but it will also add to your peace of mind.
In an ideal world, there’d be no basement flooding. But in reality, despite our best efforts to address the underlying issue, basement moisture remains a sometimes expensive and always exasperating difficulty for many homeowners.
In one way of looking at it, by installing a sump pump you may be treating the symptom and not the disease—the source of the moisture. But in the absence of superior inexpensive options, sump pump installation is an effective stopgap.
Bear in mind that sump pump technology doesn’t do anything complicated: Essentially, it collects floodwater and then pumps it away to the outdoors, where it can rain safely into the ground. Although—or perhaps because—a sump pump operates so simply, installing one can make a world of difference. Read on to learn how to DIY a sump pump installation in your basement.
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