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Top 5 Puddle Pumps for Flood and Dewatering
When floodwater is sitting on your floor or a building site is pooling rainwater, a standard submersible pump can leave an inch or more of water behind. A pu...
Case Study: How a Packaged Pump Station Supported a Flood Risk Assessment in Cornwall
What is a packaged pump station and when are they used? This article explains how pump systems can form part of a wider flood resilience strategy, using a re...
What is a Sump Pump and How Do You Install One?
A sump pump is an automatic water pump installed in a chamber at the lowest point of a property to collect and remove water when levels rise. Used for flood ...
Best Automatic Water Pump for a Flooded Basement
The best automatic basement pump isn’t necessarily the biggest – it’s the one that works with how the property actually floods. This guide explains the cause...
When Pump “Advice” Becomes Engineering Responsibility
Pump advice becomes engineering design when site-specific calculations are required. Knowing where that line sits protects the customer.
Why the AMA Drainer 301 Is One of the Most Popular Water Pumps
Why the AMA Drainer 301 is one of the most popular automatic drainage pumps: its arm float, integrated non-return valve and reliability in tight sumps, plus ...
Case Study: Pumping Water from Foundations
A local contractor contacted us partway through a project where they were trying to dewater a set of foundations,
