When is the last time you checked your sump pump?
#HurricaneFlorence is stalled through the Carolinas and has, to date, dumped more than 40" of water. Imagine the devastation and those homeowners that have yet to return to their residences only to find disaster, destruction and despair.
While New Jersey has not been hit by a storm of this magnitude, weather changes are obvious. Out of sight, out of mind...an expression we use often. This week it has become popular vernacular.
Those of us with sump pumps often don't pay any mind to that appliance sitting in a hole in the floor of your home. That sump pump that is sitting quietly in the corner of our basement only becomes a concern when it's raining or we're experiencing melting of tremendous amounts of snow.