In some cold weather installations where the drainage sump pump pumps the water out to grade (your yard) or into an open site drain like your gutter or down spouts a plumber or installer may not use a check valve… Read More »Sump and Sewage Check Valves Part 2 (A Few Suggestions)
An integral part of most sump pumps and especially sewage pump installations is a check valve installed in the discharge pipe of the pump. In most plumbing codes there is a requirement for a full flow check valve to be… Read More »Sump and Sewage Pump Check Valve Information
Every year when the temperature drops below freezing we get a few phone calls from frantic home owners that say “My sump pump seems to be running, but it’s not discharging water”. This usually happens if you have a small… Read More »Winter Time and Sump Pump Freezes Up – A Few Suggestions
A service plumber from a plumbing company had called me from a job site and said his customer had a clear radon sump cover on the sump basin and it appeared that the pump was running, but not removing the… Read More »Mysterious Bubbling Sump Pump
This is a question that people ask me all the time. My answer always starts with another question, “How long has your existing sump pump been in service?” I feel if you have received 7 to 8 years of life… Read More »How Long Should a Sump Pump Last?
“I need a grinder pump.” is a call we often get from plumbers when in most cases what they really need is a sewage pump. Some people think that all sewage pumps grind up the waste when in fact they… Read More »Sewage Pump vs. Grinder Pump
A lot of people tell me after they find out I’m in the sump pump business… “Boy, I need a battery back up pump, my sump pump runs all the time. In fact it can barely keep up with the… Read More »Secondary Pump vs. Battery Back Up
