I bought my home while in the dry season, and with absolutely little rain, the water table is especially low at that time of year, but the property showed no indications of any water disfigurement, so I wasn’t sad… A condo inspection revealed no concerns with flooding, then six months later, there was three feet of water in my basement. The combination of snow melt plus torrential downpours created lots of concerns, and my entire backyard was underwater. The flooding of the basement caused a great deal of mess, expense plus harm. The dirty water ruined the rug, a couch, a TV, a treadmill plus my washer plus dryer. The moisture led to issues with mold plus mildew growth plus an unpleasant musty aroma. I called a licensed plumber to pump out the basement plus deliver a recommendation, however he suggested that I install a sump pump. A sump pump works to move water from the basement to the exterior of the home… It sits inside a pit or basin carved below the surface of the basement floor, running the sump pump effectively kept the basement nice plus dry. I replaced all of the disfigurementd furniture, electronics plus appliances. A year later, when the part once again experienced storms, the power failed, however because the sump pump runs on electricity, it never started up. My basement filled with water. I was absolutely angry plus discouraged. I called a weird plumber who told me that I needed to invest into a back-up sump pump that operates on battery power. I have invested a small luck into keeping my basement dry.