1.   Downtown businesses operated sump pumps as the subsoil water level rose.

2.   An elderly man was electrocuted as he worked with a sump pump in his basement.

3.   Another suggested a sump pump with a French drain.

4.   All excess water goes to a drain and into a sump pump, eliminating any standing water.

5.   Can you give me some idea of what a sump pump is and how it works?

6.   Cover the drain tiles with gravel, then connect the perforated pipe to a sump dug into the floor in which a sump pump has been installed.

7.   Do you think I can solve this problem by installing a sump pump to pump the water out into my back yard?

8.   Fill the hole with a sump liner, sold at home supply stores, then install a sump pump to automatically turn on when water rises.

9.   He may suggest installing a sump pump and perhaps digging around the foundation walls to apply a waterproof membrane.

10.   I have been told I should install a sump pump, then dig trenches in the concrete floor to carry the seepage of water to the sump.