Q: We’ve had to replace several sump pumps in just a few years and I’m wondering why. We initially had a pump with the float on a rod, but the first time our basement flooded, it was because lime ...

Dear Ken: The builder put in a sump pump pit in the basement, but there isn’t a pump inside. Do you think I need one? It’s about a third full now. — Frank Answer: Generally, builders don’t install a ...

Fred’s pit is empty: The builder put in a sump pump pit in the basement, but there isn’t a pump inside. Do you think I need one? It’s about a third full now.Generally, builders don’t install a pump if ...

Common Council member Rick Dodd learned something from the area's disastrous June flooding - it's good to have a sump pump. So Dodd wants to make it easy for property owners to install them by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Roy tells us all about the importance of ...