British Expats - Flooded basement

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Originally Posted by MsElui (Post 8474826)

someone tld me to put a 2nd sump on top of the first or standing on a brick next to the first - so that if first/lowest one fails the second should kick in.

That's fine as long as you allow for the electricity failing.

We have (inherited when we bought the house) 2 pumps in place. Primary is electric and does the day to day, backup is water powered.

Primary started acting a bit erratically so earlier in the year I replaced it with a new one. Took the time (and effort!) to connect it up using adjustable fittings, so can now swap out the electric pump in under 2 minutes. Old (erratic) one sits on the floor ready to go back into action if required. I do need to give the old one a good clean though :eek:

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Originally Posted by MsElui (Post 8474826)

Also told me to tip a bucket of water into the sump every month to check it started okay.

Definitely! Any backup device of any sort should be tested periodically.