How to Reduce the Risk of Basement Flooding 如何減輕地庫水浸風險

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Water-ponding yard or flooding basement? 花園和地庫有水淹嗎？
Reasons to Have a Backup Sump Pump

2021年11月27日 洪水威脅住宅愈趨嚴重 水災保險被拒比例上升

Reasons to Have a Backup Sump Pump

The sump pump is vital to keeping your home running, so it isn’t surprising that many choose to have a backup sump pump. If you are trying to decide if this is for you, here are a few reasons why backup sump pumps are great.

Reason 1 – Flooding
The first and obvious reason why it is important to have a backup sump pump is because of flooding. Whether you live in an area that is prone to floods or not, having a backup keeps you from headache upon headache when the rain starts. Being able to rest assure that the sump pump will work and has a backup can really put you at ease. If your primary pump fails, the backup kicks in, preventing any flooding.

Reason 2 – Blown Fuse
Whether the power goes out or a fuse is blown, many people experience a stop in their sump pump’s action. With a backup sump pump, you can have a battery kick in and keep it running until the power comes back on.

Reason 3 – Wear and Tear
Like any other appliance, a sump pump experiences clogs or wear and tear. The problem though is if the sump pump fails, it could lead to bigger problems. Thankfully with a backup, these problems can be avoided.

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Protect Your Home From Flooding With A Sump Battery Backup

More information for a TripleSafe sump pump system.

https://www.leaderbasementsystems.com/sump-pump/system.html

Water-ponding yard or flooding basement? 花園和地庫有水淹嗎？

The raining season is ending soon! Do you have a water ponding backyard or a flooding basement? Please consider to improve drainage system in the yards, cover the sunken patio to basement (see photo). If the basement was equipped with a single-pump sump, please upgrade to a dual-pump system or even a triple-pump system to prevent flooding at power outage.

今年雨季快要過去了！您的後花園和地庫是否有水淹的問題發生呢？
請您考慮改善花園的排水系統，在地庫天井加裝上蓋(見附圖)，若地庫裝有抽水泵的話，請改裝為双重或三重保障的抽水泵，以確保停電時間可以正常抽水。