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 system he built will sound an audio alarm and send an email if something goes wrong with the sump pump. He’s monitoring for two different issues. One technique uses a float valve to sense if ...

Pros Cons Shop Now Be confident that your sump pump will activate every time, without fail, with this cast-iron Basement Watchdog pump and its ring-shaped, dual-float switches. The caged design ...