Q: My basement's sump pump is so noisy that I have to move into the guest room to sleep during periods of heavy rain. The pump has a vertical pipe connecting it to the main outtake pipe leading to the ...

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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 ...

Twelve thousand homes so far have used the city’s Basement Flooding Protection Program to pay for such flood-fighting measures as sump pumps and backflow valves. “The program has been more successful ...