Category Water Softeners

Concise guidance on choosing, installing, maintaining, and optimizing home water softeners within the broader home water system, including impacts on water heaters, filtration, and plumbing.

Installation Guides

DIY Sump Pump Installation: Stop Basement Flooding for Good

Close-up of a gray pressure tank with fittings and a discharge hose, part of a basement sump pump setup.

Stepwise sump pump install: prep, pit, wiring, discharge, valve, testing, maint.; ties to basement plumbing and water systems.

Bob McArthur
January 28, 2026

Installation Guides

How to Install a Sump Pump Battery Backup and Stop Basement Floods

Person installing a sump pump battery backup in a dim basement with a window, surrounding tools and equipment.

Install a sump pump battery backup to prevent floods during outages; wiring, safety, testing, and battery options for homes.

Bob McArthur
January 15, 2026