I knew we were in trouble when she started asking the real estate agent about something called a sump pump.

She turned the sump pump off this morning, submitting to the river.

A. First of all, you don't say where the sump pump is discharging its water.

Another time, just as a couple was coming over, the sump pump stopped working after a rainstorm.

The sump pump doesn't work unless the rain continues for more than a day.

One is installing a sump pump next to the wall.

Installing a sump pump might help, but there is no way to be sure in advance.

The sump pump directs the water out of the house.

If this is a regular problem, a sump pump that moves the water outside of the house may be used.

The sump pump seemed to be doing fine too.