Selecting and installing a pump for a homeowner’s sump and waste-management system is never a one-size-fits-all project. For the professional installer, multiple factors need to be considered before ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

When heavy seasonal rains start pooling around your house, the last thing you want is to be humming Johnny Cash’s “Five Feet High and Rising” as water creeps up in your basement. But that may be the ...

Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

The truth of the matter is that most basement water problems are not basement problems at all, but exterior drainage problems. So before you consider a sump-pump installation, take a good look (in the ...

Q: I have two questions regarding sump pumps. I have a pump in action in the basement of a rental house but have been told that it should have a battery backup, particularly because it is in a rental ...

Miscommunication can lead to a lot of problems where one person assumes one thing, and another person assumes something else. What’s even worse is when there’s a lack of communication and one person ...

One of the smartest racecar builders around breaks down the difference between a dry sump system and the oil system in a normal car. Kyle Hyatt Former news and features editor Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) ...

Your engine doesn't enjoy oil starvation. Sure, you could run dangerously low on oil and get away with it, but don't count on it. Let the oil flow, friends, whether your vehicle has a normal wet sump ...