| If you're having problems with leaking,
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| | on them can cause much more expensive
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| dampness or flooding in your basement,
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| | failures. You might also want to consider
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| you might want to consider installing a
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| | buying a sump pump which has built in
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| sump pump. Many new homes with basements
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| | battery backup power, so the pump can
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| already have a sump pump installed by the
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| | still work if your main source of
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| contractor, but older homes don't always
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| | electricity goes out.
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| have them.
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| | And speaking of electricity, sump pumps
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| Installing a sump pump can be done
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| | require large amounts of power so it's
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| without a contractor or plumber, and it
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| | recommended that you use a dedicated
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| tends to cost much less too. Installing a
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| | circuit for them. If you're not
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| sump pump on your own tends to average
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| | comfortable setting up your own
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| about $200, along with some personal time
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| | electrical circuits for the sump pump
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| and sweat.
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| | though, have a professional electrician
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| Sump pumps are designed to pump extra
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| | do this part.
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| water out of your basement. That water
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| | Once you've chosen the sump pump, you
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| can come in if the basement is below the
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| | then need to choose a basin for use as
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| water table line in your area, if it
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| | the sump pit. Some people go cheap on
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| floods, or if you simply get too much
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| | this step and simply use a 5 gallon
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| rain sometimes. Regardless of why they're
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| | bucket, but this can make your sump pump
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| needed, sump pumps can save thousands of
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| | fail to work or cause it to break down
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| dollars in damage caused by basement
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| | completely because it doesn't have the
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| flooding.
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| | room it needs to operate. So buy a
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| Installing a sump pump starts with buying
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| | container for your sump pit which is
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| the pump. When you buy a sump pump,
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| | about 18 inches across or better, and 22
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| you'll have several features to choose
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| | inches deep.
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| from. Sump pumps come with plastic
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| | In addition to the above, you'll need to
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| housings, thin metal houses, thicker
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| | buy enough PVC pipe to create a disposal
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| metal and even cast iron housings. The
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| | line which runs outside your home.
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| plastic and thinner metal housings are
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| | Once you have all the materials together,
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| cheapest, but sometimes spending a bit
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| | installing the sump pump is fairly easy.
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| more money on your sump pump ensures it
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| | First, dig the sump pit. This is the hole
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| will keep your basement safe for many
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| | where water will collect. Try to place
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| years to come. So try to get the best you
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| | this at the lowest point of your basement
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| can for the money you have.
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| | since this is the area the water will
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| Sump pumps can be bought with various
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| | naturally run towards.
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| horsepower ratings, or based on how many
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| | Put your sump pit container into the
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| gallons of water they pump in an hour.
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| | hole, making it flush with the
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| How large of a sump pump you need doesn't
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| | surrounding floor area, then seal it with
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| usually depend on your house size.
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| | concrete. While that's drying, prepare
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| Instead, size selections are made based
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| | your sump pump by putting a bit of teflon
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| on how far under the water table your
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| | tape around the threads of the pipe
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| house is, how much rain and flooding your
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| | connector, then hand tighten it. Place
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| area gets, and how good your gutter and
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| | your pump over or inside the sump pit -
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| lawn grading is.
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| | submersible sump pumps are placed down
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| When buying a sump pump, be sure to get
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| | inside the pit while upright, or pedestal
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| the best switch and float system you can
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| | pumps are placed above the pit - then run
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| afford. These are the key factors to the
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| | your PVC pipe to a location outside your
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| sump pump working correctly, so skimping
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| | home, and away from the foundation.
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