When your primary pump—or the power—fails, these top-tested models are ready to step inIn CR's lab, we measured the flow rate and battery draw of 11 sump pump backup systems.By Jesse WillWhen ...

A blackout could leave your sump pump inoperable just when you need it most. So install a system with battery backup.

Explore top-rated sump pump backup systems tested for reliability and efficiency, ensuring protection during power outages or pump failures.

Hire a professional to install it for you. It is very important that your battery backup sump pump has close to the same pumping power as your current pump and that it will fit in the space you have.

Sump pump battery backups cost an average of $900, with high costs of $1,200 and low costs of $600. Installing the system by yourself will cost between $160 and $600. Sump pumps help keep a home ...

The Consumer Reports sump pump backup system buying guide covers the types, features, and other must-know topics about sump pump backup systems.

CR tested popular brands of sump pump backup systems to find the ones that will keep your basement dry in the worst weather conditions.

When the primary sump pump can't keep up and water rises during a rainstorm, the backup sump pump works to protect your home from flooding.