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Get Your Home Ready For Spring
After your home has endured another winter, there are things that need to be checked on and fixed in order for your home to be in good condition. If you fix these problems now, instead of waiting, you will be saving yourself from huge expenses and headaches. Continue reading this article to learn what exactly … Continue reading
Tell if sump pump works?
How do I tell if my sump pump is working or not when it is not raining? We had a lot of rain a couple of days ago and the carpet in our basement got we. We don’t know if the sump pump is working or not. Is there a simple test we can use? … Continue reading
well pump problems?
We have always had an extemely dry basement, never had a drop of water in it. Our house is built on sand. About a month ago we found that our basement was flooded. At first we thought that maybe it was from all the rain we live in N.J. But now it has not rained … Continue reading
How long does a Sump Pump typically last?
Mine is about 3 years old and typically pushes water out about once per hour. Lately, with all of the rain in our area, it has been working overtime, running about 10 times per hour. Should I be considering the purchase of a replacement? Thanks.
Is it normal for water to frequently come out the drain pipe of a sump pump when there is no rain?
During the day I notice water has come out and no rain has fallen. I’m wondering is there a problem. The pump is automatically activated.
Silt coming from Well Pump?
I recently have had silt building up in my house filter. It has gotten worse in the last few days. My pump and water tank are just fine, at least seem to be. I am wondering if there is anything I can do to fix this problem, or what the problem may be. Do I … Continue reading
25 year old well-HELPPPP ME PLEASE!!!?
I need someone to let me know how to prime a 25 year old jet- well pump….we didn’t get any rain for like 3 months and the well ran dry, already paid to have someone fix the pump itself…now i just need to know how to prime it to get the water going again…the actual … Continue reading
Sump Pump problem, now the Well?
I live in North East, Maryland and it has been raining like crazy. Our sump pump has been broken for a year. Our basement flooded, but we cleaned it up. When I tried to plug the sump pump in….it blew a breaker. I flipped the braker back to on. Now for some reason, the well … Continue reading
My neighbors sump pump drains down into my yard .?
Last weekend and we did have rain lately I kept hearing their sump pump cutting on and it was flooding out of their house. I finally called fire dept. and they came out and turned off their water at the street and that stopped it. Does their sump pump require water and or electricity on? … Continue reading