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The Sump and The Sewage, a Guide to Pumps

This may come as a bit of a shock, but there’s actually a couple types of pumps your home is equipped with. As in all things to do with home maintenance you’re going to have to be educated on the different kinds of upkeep options for each one of your pumps. Since we sell sump pumps and sewage pumps, here at Fura International, we realize it’s probably our duty to educate you about some of the equipment we offer.   The Basics You’re going to find the location for either of these systems down in your basement. As you’ve probably gathered, these are both indoor septic tank systems. They both contain a holding tank, and you’ll find that holding tank around...

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Inspect These Things Before Moving

Moving? Make sure the house isn’t at a flood risk Flooding is something that could destroy an entire home, and the cleanup process is rarely easy. Therefore, if you’re on the lookout for a new home, you should be especially diligent about the place that you’re looking to buy and whether or not it’s at a risk for flooding. Even if you’re hunting for homes in areas that don’t receive a ton of rain, like Los Angeles, or that aren’t near any large bodies of water, like Boulder, you should still be wary of flooding. Most home insurance policies don’t cover flooding in their policies, and you have to purchase flood insurance as a supplement. And, if you move into...

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Ways Water Could Affect Your Home

Here are some reasons why you should worry about water in your home No home or business owner ever wants to come face to face with disaster. Unfortunately, wherever we live and no matter the sophistication of our insurance plan, disasters happen, and we can’t always protect our homes completely. What we can do, though, is take the time to secure our property and prevent damage to the best of our ability. Our basement water pumps are installed in homes and businesses to help mitigate the effects of floods which often happen after hurricanes, rapid snow melts, long periods of rain, and water main bursts. While there are many ways to protect your home from flooding, we believe that sump...

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How to Protect Your Basement From Flooding

On keeping your basement safe Hey there plumbers and sub pump connoisseurs alike, and welcome back to the Fura International Blog. In the past few posts, we discussed what a water submersible pump is and how it works as well as some stories regarding Hurricane Harvey. Our business and home water pump company has experience in our business, which means we have a pretty good knowledge base on basement flooding. Today, we thought we’d start a two-part blog where we discuss how to protect your basement from flooding and then what to do in the event that your basement does flood. A basement full of floodwaters is not only an inconvenience, but it’s also quite dangerous. Why Should I Be...

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