just as large volumes of water are accumulating around your home. Now, you may have heard that a sump pump battery backup is a worthy redundancy to install to prevent these nightmarish scenarios.

One is a backup and sounds an alarm when it is switched on. But this only works as long as they’re home to hear it. [Felix Rusu] came up with a solution what will text him if the sump pump fails.

The Town of Stratford is offering its homeowners a rebate of up to $2,000 to upgrade their sump pumps so that the outflow doesn't enter the municipal sewer system. Pumping clean water — like ...