{"id":857,"date":"2017-10-19T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/?p=857"},"modified":"2020-05-28T09:28:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:28:54","slug":"sump-pumps-they-are-good-for-more-than-basements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/sump-pumps-they-are-good-for-more-than-basements\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Sump Pumps Good For Basements?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is part of the popular conception of sump pumps that the main purpose they serve is to pump water that floods down into the basement. So if you live in a home that doesn\u2019t contain a basement (and more and more modern homes don\u2019t) you may think that it\u2019s unnecessary to have a sump pump installed.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->While it is true that sump pumps excel at protecting basements from flooding, they are also helpful for <em>any<\/em> home that might deal with excess moisture. You want to keep water away from damaging the foundations of your home, so even if you don\u2019t have a basement, a sump pump down in the crawlspace or the lowest rooms of your home can be incredibly helpful.<\/p>\n<h3>When You Should Have a Sump Pump<\/h3>\n<p>If you live in a home which is prone to flooding during extreme weather, then you absolutely need to have a sump pump installed. A professional will help you determine the best location to place it so that it will do the most good.<\/p>\n<p>However, even a home that isn\u2019t in an area that often experiences flooding problems or has a high water table will benefit from the protection of a sump pump. Plumbing accidents, such as broken pipes, can lead to water rushing down into the crawlspace and foundation of a home, and you\u2019ll want to have this water removed as fast as possible. A sump pump will automatically take care of the job.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a sump pump for emergencies that rarely needs to run, make sure that you check it once a year to see if it\u2019s running. If the pump does work on a regular basis, it\u2019s vital that you arrange for regular maintenance for it from professionals: you don\u2019t want it to stop working just when you need it the most.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Oasis Heating, A\/C &amp; Refrigeration offers services for sump pumps in Arlington, VA.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is part of the popular conception of sump pumps that the main purpose they serve is to pump water that floods down into the basement. So if you live in a home that doesn\u2019t contain a basement (and more and more modern homes don\u2019t) you may think that it\u2019s unnecessary to have a sump [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oasiscooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}