Protecting Your Finished Basement in Champaign, IL

If you’re putting a lot of money into finishing your basement, it’s important to have a high quality waterproofing system and sump pump installed.  If you don’t, all it takes is one heavy rain and basement leak, and your newly finished basement is ruined.  All basements are at risk of flooding because they’re built in the ground, and your finished basement is no exception.

The TripleSafe Sump Pump System is the most reliable sump pump in the world.  It was created specifically in response to so many people having flooded basements due to pump failure.  It is designed so that if pump failure does occur, a battery-operated pump automatically kicks on and keeps your basement dry.  There also numerous other features that make this sump pump stand out from the rest.

The first and primary pump is a 1/3 horsepower Zoeller M-53 cast iron pump with a mechanical float switch.  It does most f the pumping most of the time and is extremely efficient and quiet.  The second pump is a ½ horsepower Zoeller M98 back-up pump.  This pump will take over in the event the first pump fails or can’t keep up with the amount of incoming water.  Both of these pumps are installed with separate discharge pipes to the exterior of your home, so you can discharge twice as much water when the two pumps are working together.

The third pump is an UltraSump battery operated back-up pump.  If the power goes out, or the circuit breakers for the other pumps trip, this pump will automatically turn on.  It knows when to kick on because when the water level rises to a certain point, it activates a switch that turns the UltraSump on.  It’s able to pump out 12,000 gallons of water on one fully charged battery, which is more than enough to take you through a power outage.  These three pumps work together to offer triple the protection for your finished basement.

In addition, the TripleSafe has an airtight sump lid, which keeps the pool of water sitting in the sump hole from evaporating into your basement space.  It prevents objects or children from falling into the sump hole, and it looks a whole lot better than having an open, muddy pit in your basement floor.  The airtight lid also provides you with more storage space in your basement, since you don’t have to worry about storing objects near the sump hole.

Another great feature is the WaterWatch alarm, which sounds off like a smoke detector in the unlikely event that the water level rises above all three of the pumps’ operating ranges.  This alerts you before any damages can occur, rather than you finding out your pump has failed once your basement is flooded.

The TripleSafe Sump Pump System is the best protection you can get.  Nobody can guarantee that your basement won’t ever flood, but the TripleSafe reduces your chances of flooding down to a statistically insignificant number.