Sump Pump Installation: How to Install a Sump Pump

Basement remodeling should include a sump pump to remove collected water since basement waterproofing not only keeps water out, but can also keep water in.

If only once a year the primary pump fails to keep up with the volume of water you will have extensive damage. That's why your sump pump should have a battery backup system.

1. Set sump basin upside down on basement floor mark its outline on floor.

2. Use a demolition hammer to chop through concrete floor.

3. Dig a hole deep enough to set basin flush with floor.

4. Wrap the sump basin with filter fabric.

5. Set the basin in the hole.

6. Add several inches of gravel to basin.

7. Lay a stone paver on top of gravel.

8. Set pump on top of paver.

9. Connect check valve and PVC pipe to pump run pipe up a nearby wall.

10. Drill hole through house wall with hole saw.

11. Continue PVC pipe through wall and extend to the outdoors.

12. Mix concrete in trough using a hoe.

13. Fill in around the basin top with concrete smooth the concrete with a pointed trowel.

14. Plug in pump, then test it by filling the basin with water.