If you have a sump pump in your basement, you should check it at least every year, and replace it every 3-5 years. If your sump pump is not hooked up to an outlet that is on a generator, you should consider a battery backup system or an inverter system. These will power your sump pumps even if you don’t have power in the house. Most power outages are during stormy weather, which is when you need your sump pump to work. If you don’t have power, you don’t have a sump pump.

If you have a sump pump in your basement, you should check it at least every year, and replace it every 3-5 years. If your sump pump is not hooked up to an outlet that is on a generator, you should consider a battery backup system or an inverter system. These will power your sump pumps even if you don’t have power in the house. Most power outages are during stormy weather, which is when you need your sump pump to work. If you don’t have power, you don’t have a sump pump.