Check your sump pump

[Tom7227]

With all the hugga mugga about rain today and tonight check your sump pumps to make sure they're working properly. With frozen ground the rain will run off a lot of areas quickly. Even if it's never run this might be the chance it will have to. Pour some water into the sump and see if the pump turns on. Then make sure that the discharge gets it far enough away from the house so it doesn't just run back in.

[fishersofmen]

Good point! My hose outside froze up last year and almost flooded the basement but thankfully the alarm went off.

[311Hemi]

Good point! My hose outside froze up last year and almost flooded the basement but thankfully the alarm went off.

What kind of alarm are you referring to?

[gixxer01]

Most of the newer sump pump systems have alarms that alert you to a malfunction.

[Archerysniper]

What kind of alarm are you referring to?

They are called level alarms and can be bought at any of the home supply stores they are just another float you strap in and plug into the outlet with a annoying buzzer.