We’ve got some friends who have two sump pumps. One is a backup and sounds an alarm when it is switched on. But this only works as long as they’re home to hear it. [Felix Rusu] came up with a solution ...

Question: We have had heavy rains lately and I had no idea my foundation was flooded. We have a sump pump but it quit working and I don’t know when. Who should I call and how can we avoid this in the ...

Derek Cleveland was at home during a power outage in a rainstorm last winter when a message popped up on his cellphone warning him he was about to have expensive damage done to his home. It was his ...

A lot of sump pump systems have a backup pump and an alarm that goes off in the case of failure, but that alarm is only good if you're home to hear it. With a little ingenuity though, you can hack ...

An Indianapolis-based company provides continuous monitoring during power outages using cellular technology, ensuring service when power and internet fail. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, July 15, ...

Valparaiso officials are planning to warn residents of the Green Acres and Concord Woods area that they must disconnect sump pumps from sanitary sewers or face possible fines. It's a message everyone ...

About 178,000 gallons of sewage was not treated by Aberdeen’s wastewater treatment plant during Tropical Storm Isaias due to the surge of water making its way into the system, coupled with residents’ ...