Our Kingston Plumbers Recommend
Testing Your Sump Pump
Your sump pump is a vital part of your home. Kingston plumbers from John The Plumber recommend testing your sump pump before the snow melts. The reason that our Kingston plumbers recommend testing your sump pump is because you don’t want to find out that it isn’t working when you need it the most.
When the snow melts in the spring, the area around your home will experience high levels of ground water. Combine melting snow, with a bad rain that we would typically see in the spring and you have the perfect recipe for a basement flood. Your sump pump works to remove the water from around the foundation of your home.
A properly operating sump pump will discharge the water away from your home, protecting it from floods. Testing your sump pump over the winter before the melt can prevent flooding.
The Best Plumbers in Kingston Will Advise to Install a Battery Back Up Sump Pump
Another idea, would be to have one of our Kingston plumbers come out and assess whether or not a battery back up sump pump is something that you should consider. Any home that is in a low spot, or that has a high water table, would definitely benefit from having a battery back up sump pump.
When your main sump pump decides to quit on you, or the water flow entering your sump pit exceeds the capacity of your pump, a battery backup sump pump will save your basement from flooding.
Our Kingston plumbers suggest installing a high water level alarm inside your sump pit. If everything else fails, an alarm will notify you that there is a problem before a flood happens. Most plumbers in Kingston would make this recommendation, as it provides three levels of defence against a basement flood.
For more information on sump pumps, or any other plumbing issues, give us a call today.
