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[edit] purpose of sump pump

Why have a sump pit to begin with? If sump pits can flood the basement, what is the purpose of having them? The article refers to them as an "intentional leak" but doesn't say what they are for. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.251.84.28 (talk • contribs) .

There are two purposes for a sump pump:
  1. If basement flooding is a sump pump can be installed to allow water to collect in it, where it takes the water that accumulates in that area, and pumps it somewhere where it won't flood.
  2. If the basement of a home is below the municipal water table, then a sump pump can be used to collect the wastewater in the basement, and pump it up to the water table level
Maybe this could be more clear in the article. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to add them in. McKay 05:02, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
I've done a rewrite, which improves the intro paragraphs, but further editing is welcome - there is still a bit of redundancy. But I think I've changed the text to address 66's good questions. John Broughton | Talk 13:47, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sump Pump Guide

[1] I found this guide, kind of commercial but has a lot of good info about sump pumps. --Masterplumbersocal 16:08, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The problem is that they're floating around over all in the Web. Take a look at the edit history of the article - you'll find a lot of other commercial links that have been removed, most of which did have text and diagrams as well as ads. And there really isn't any way to select just one or two to post. Plus, per WP:NOT, Wikipedia isn't an instruction manual. John Broughton | Talk 18:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, wasn't clear on the above - putting a link to that site (in the article) isn't a good idea. If someone wants to use the content of the guide to help improve the article (without violating copyright law), sure, feel free. John Broughton | Talk 18:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request photograph

 It is requested that a photograph or photographs be included in this article to improve its quality.
The Free Image Search Tool (FIST) may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites.

Edward 00:44, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

    Several Sump Pump Photographs can be found here:
    Manual Sump Pumps
    Automatic Sump Pumps
    --216.70.141.161 17:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] sump pump instruction

The definition is well written; the highlighted words are helpful, as are the included explanations for many of the steps. Easier to comprehend than a typical encyclopedia. Diagrams would be welcomed. Speedycat 21:18, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Keeping WP:NOT in mind (Wikipedia is not an instruction manual), I agree that diagrams would be helpful. The issue is finding free use diagrams (or, if you will, someone creating them and uploading them as free images). -- John Broughton (♫♫) 23:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Question; I have a sump pump that has worked good and a lot for 5 years. How long do they last?For $80.00 I would like to put a new one in and keep the old one for standby. Good idea? 64.24.48.3 (talk) 19:08, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Other countries

This article is very U.S.-centric. Referenced information regarding sump pumps in other countries would be welcome. (Are they even called that elsewhere?) Edison (talk) 01:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like they are in fact called "sump pumps" in the U.K. as well: [2]] Edison (talk) 01:39, 24 May 2008 (UTC)