Sump Pump

In these cases, a sump pump is necessary to drain the water and pump it out.

The SuperSump has a reliable 1/3 horsepower cast iron pump with holes in it to accept water from the ground.

It features an air tight lid to keep the moisture and bugs out, and a WaterWatch alarm system to alert you if there is ever a pump or power problem before the crawl space floods.

The Air-Tight Lid

Since one of the main purposes of encapsulating your crawl space is to isolate it from the moisture below, an open sump basin would be counterproductive.

Without this lid, not only would there be a hole in your system, but any water that did get into the sump would evaporate up into your home.

An air tight lid not only solves this problem, but it stops things from falling into and clogging the pump while making the whole installation look clean and professional.

The Pump Alarm

Another necessity is a battery powered alarm that warns you if you have an inside leak.

Because most crawl spaces are visited infrequently, it is possible to have a plumbing leak for years and not know it.

The SmartSump comes standard with the WaterWatch Alarm that will warn you if there is a problem.

Dry Already?

If a crawl space does not require a pump to deal with pre-existing water problems, there still needs to be a way to drain water in case of a plumbing leak.

The SmartDrain combines the features of the SmartSump (the WaterWatch Alarm and air-tight lid with one-way floor drain), while letting water seep away into the soil.

With this system the WaterWatch alarm will let you know if you have a leak without you finding your crawl space full of water!

Bigger Problems

At the other end of the spectrum, a crawl space that has serious water problems will need more than a sump pump.

A pump with increased pumping capacity and extra redundancy is necessary to do the best job keeping your crawl space dry. The TripleSafe is just such a system.

As the name implies, the TripleSafe actually has three pumps:

1. A primary pump.

2. A secondary pump that will switch on if the primary pump fails or can’t keep up with the volume of water.

3. A battery powered backup pump in case the power goes out – which often happens during big rain storms!