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At Jerry’s Plumbing, we want to provide you, our valued customer, with all the information and insights you want and need to maintain a safe and secure home for you and your family – even if that means we don’t provide the service we’re explaining in this post.
Here you will find information, tips and tricks-of-the-trade to help you get answers to your plumbing questions so that you can make informed decisions when it comes time to make plumbing upgrades or repairs.
At Jerry’s Plumbing, we are here to serve you.
Think Your Sump Pump Pit is Adequate? You Might Want to Rethink That
Your sump pump pit should be big enough to gather a sufficient amount of water before triggering the sump pump to fire-up and begin discharging water. When it’s too small, your sump pump will cycle too frequently, shortening its useful life resulting in a flooded basement.
A Check Valve – Did You Ignore This Important Little Bit of Your Dry Cellar Solution?
Most people forget to install a check valve in their sump pump discharge pipe. A check valve keeps the water your sump pump already pumped out from returning to your basement. Without a check valve, your sump pump can eventually become overwhelmed and fail.
You’ll need a Backup Sump Pump – Here’s What You May Not Know
Your primary sump pump is not enough. To be completely safe, your need a backup sump pump. There are two kinds of backup sump pumps. 1 – A battery-powered backup. 2 – A water-powered sump pump. A professional can install the right one of these backup sump pumps, depending of your particular situation.
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