Flooded basements

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Over the past few years the city of Welland experienced some very severe storms, storms resulting in power failures, blackouts, and sewer backups, sewer backups causing significant damage to the basements of many homes. In many cases the homes did not have sump pumps and backwater valves, some homes may have had sump pumps that would not work because of a power failure.Home owners can avoid such a crisis in the future by taking advantage of a program set up by the city covering a portion of the cost involved in having a sump pump and backwater valve installed in one's home.
There are two types of domestic sump pumps on the market, a column type and a submersible.It is suggested one discuss the merits of each with the plumber.At the same time
one should look into the purchase of a battery operated sump pump to take over for the electrically operated sump pump if there is a power failure. The cost of this pump is considerably less than the cost to repair the damage.
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY