A sump pump sits inside a pit cut into the floor. The pit is lower than the floor’s surface, so when water begins to fill the ...

Submersible sump pumps are installed in a sump pit and are designed to function underwater. These pumps are ideal for finished basements but are usually more expensive than pedestal pumps.

We switched to one with a balloon type of float switch, but the switch sometimes gets stuck because our sump pit is very narrow. Because our sump pump runs so often, the switches frequently go bad.

With pedestal sump pumps, the pump’s drawtube rests at the bottom of the sump pit, but the motor remains dry, above the water. Pedestal sump pumps are less expensive to install and maintain than ...

called the sump pit. The pit is located at the lowest corner of the basement or crawlspace, so that when flooding occurs, water drains directly into the pit. When water in the pit reaches a pre ...