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The History of Sump Pumps Part 3

Fura International is glad to see you return to our History of the Sump Pump blog series. If you’re only just joining us now, feel free to check out the predecessors here and here. After servicing the public with quality submersible pumps for years, we’ve proudly earned our Top Rated Local® Ecommerce badge. So, we believe it’s our duty to inform you about the product you’re about to purchase, hence our comprehensive blog about flood waters, sump pump issues, knowing when to replace your submersible pump components and more about our industry. Be sure to check out our future blogs for more information. If you’re in need of a basin, motor, or submersible pump, be sure to check out our...

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Common Sump Pump Issues

Sump pumps, one of our best selling items, need pretty regular maintenance. In our eyes, since your loyal and trusty sump pump takes care of your home and property and saves you money annually in avoided flood repairs, you can cut it some slack on some of its possible issues. How They Work Just as a recap, and to ensure we all have an understanding of how these nifty mechanisms work, we’ll go over the anatomy and function of the sump pump once more. There will be a hole put into the lowest part of your basement or the crawlspace. Your sump pump will be placed here to filter out water. As this hole where your pump resides fills up,...

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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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