Winston-Salem is a city in North Carolina with a population around 229,617. It's home to SciWorks, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, the Bethabara Historic District, and the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem. This area of the state has rainy springs and it's not uncommon to have pop up storms during the summer season. With its weather, it's no surprise that many Winston-Salem, NC residents struggle to keep their basements dry. It is critical that you get a battery backup sump pump installed to protect your basement from moisture damage.
How Does a Back Up Sump Pump Work?
Sump pumps, in general, work by pumping out abundant amounts of water that collect in basements and crawl spaces to prevent flooding and moisture problems. Why is it important to keep moisture out? Basement or crawl space moisture can lead to a lot of serious problems for your home. The moisture can lead to damage to wooden support beams, floor joists, and to anything you have stored here. Also, the moisture can lead to mold growth, and this has been known to cause everything from asthma attacks to serious skin rashes and allergic reactions.
Sump pumps are installed in a pit in the floor of the basement, and this hole is where water enters. The pump then takes the water and discharges out and away from the foundation of the home so that it can't pool up, seep through the ground, and enter into the home again.
Back up sump pumps, as opposed to the main pump installed in your home, are typically ran off of strong batteries. This is to ensure your basement is kept water-free even if the power goes out. Aside from being a back up during blackouts, it can also replace your primary pump if for some reason the main pump finds itself not working due to mechanical failure.
If you have a sump pump, but don't have a back up system installed, call Seal-Tite as soon as possible. Aside from installing the back up pump, we can also do maintenance on your primary pump to make sure that it's working like it should.