Here’s an easy tutorial on how to test your sump pump to make sure it will perform when needed. To quiet them, replace the old check valve with a silent or soft close check valve.

Either type of pump should have a check valve on the water outlet pipe so water doesn’t flow back into the sump when the pump shuts off. Water flowing back and forth can cause the pump to turn on and ...

Should a sump pump check valve be vertical or horizontal? They can be installed in vertical or horizontal systems, depending on the type of liquid that you are removing. If you are pumping out solid ...

The pump has a vertical pipe connecting it to the main outtake pipe leading to the sewer. There is a brass check valve in the connector. When it starts up, I hear hmmmm, then HMMMMMMM, and then a ...