Guides
Practical help choosing, installing and troubleshooting sump pumps before the next storm.
Backup Systems
- Backup sump pump not kicking in
- Battery backup sump pump for storm outages
- Battery Tender for a Backup Sump System: What to Buy
- Best battery backup sump pump
- Best sump pump if power outages are common
- Best sump pump if you already have a battery backup on the shelf
- Sump pump with a water-powered backup
- Alarm that texts when the pit is high
Best For Situation
Price & Buying
Troubleshooting
- Check valve leaking back into the pit
- Float switch stuck on the pit wall
- Pump Intake Sitting on Debris at the Pit Bottom
- Replacement float switch for a sump pump
- Sump Pit Filling Faster Than the Pump Can Empty
- Sump pit rust flakes clogging the intake
- Sump pump check valve rattling
- Sump pump humming but not pumping
- Sump Pump Leaking Around the Discharge Pipe
- Sump pump not turning on
- Sump pump running constantly: causes and fixes
- Sump Pump Short Cycling: Causes and Fixes