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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)[reply]
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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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