Sump pumps are an indispensable part of your arsenal for keeping water issues at bay in your home. Without a machine that automatically kicks in when water starts to find its way to the vital underground spaces of the house, you would not be aware of water issues in your basement. The probability is high that you would only discover those problems after much damage has been done to the building. Even if you are somehow able to quickly discover when your basement is flooded, removing the water would be hard without a sump pump. You may have to scoop water into a bucket and carry it out to where you want to dispose of the water. Or you could get a water pump that you need to operate manually. The hassle of constantly watching for flooding would be too much work. Sump pumps relieve you of the burden of keeping a constant lookout for flooding in your basement. They save you the trouble of manually removing flood water from inside your home. Without a sump pump, life would be harder and wat...