Whether you use your basement as a living space or for storage, you want to be sure that your sump pump keeps water, mud and even foul-smelling waste out. If your primary sump pump quits working due to a power outage or a mechanical malfunction, a battery operated pump will save your home from a prolonged and often nasty clean-up job. Jim Dhamer Plumbing and Sewer Inc. offers Back Up Sump Pumps in Downers Grove that operate on batteries to provide you with a last line of defense against flood waters or waste that could seriously damage your home.
A primary sump pump is typically powered by electricity, but cases arise when the electricity fails in your home. Power outages from heavy storms can allow water to collect in your basement when the primary pump isn’t functioning. In these cases, a back up pump that is battery powered will collect and divert the water the primary pump can’t remove. Sometimes a primary sump pump loses power even when the weather is dry. Perhaps the electrical cord has accidentally become unplugged or the circuit breaker supplying the power has tripped. You may have no idea your primary pump isn’t operational until water starts backing up in your basement. Many back up sump pumps have an alarm that sounds if water reaches a certain level in the basement. You can then determine why your primary pump isn’t working properly.
Sometimes water rises so fast that it overpowers a primary sump pump, no matter how hard the system is working. In these cases, a back up pump can help handle the overload of water, helping to reduce or prevent water coming into the basement. The alarm systems that are part of many back up sump pump systems will sound whenever the pump turns on, so you can take steps to reduce the amount of water entering your basement and remove water that’s already there.
If your back up sump pump stops working properly, you may not realize it until several inches of water have filled your basement. Regular maintenance checks, particularly before typically wet seasons, can assure you that your basement will stay as dry as possible. You hope that you’ll never need to use a back up pump system, but it’s best to be prepared. Contact Dhamer Plumbing to learn about Back Up Sump Pumps in Downers Grove.
