Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Discharging a sump pump into the city's sanitary sewer system is a big 'no-no'. While this might seem like an easier and more attractive option than running a discharge tube from the sump pump to the ...

Homeowners rarely give much thought to their sump pumps except when things go wrong. Often hidden away in a basement sump basin, these devices activate to pump water outside when water reaches a ...

WILD WEATHER typically drags mechanical contractors out to face unprecedented dangers: subzero temperatures that invite frostbite; bone-chilling, rain-soaked emergency calls; and torrential downpours ...

MOORHEAD—The City of Moorhead is reminding residents to redirect sump pump hoses ahead of our late spring melting period. Residents are asked to disconnect their sump pumps from the sanitary sewer and ...

Hazardous conditions are being created by sump pump discharge lines that empty into Grand Forks city streets. The wettest fall in recorded history has kept sump pumps busy, but because the ...