Sump Pump maintenance imperative during heavy winter rain

Widespread showers continue to bring rainfall, and when partnered with melting  snow, a basement or house can quickly become flooded.

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News Center 7’s Gabrielle Enright spoke with Jerry Stover of A-Atherton Plumbing who said his company has been fixing frozen pipes and sump pumps for a couple of months now.

Stover says with rain in the forecast now is the time to test your sump pump. This can be done by dumping a five gallon bucket of water into the sump pump hole to make sure it kicks on and off.  He also advises that fixing or replacing a sump pump can run anywhere from $1,200 to $1,400, much less than an entire basement remodel.

NewsCenter 7 will have more information regarding residential flood prevention beginning at 5 p.m. on WHIO-TV.

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