If your Hamburg home sits on top of a basement, you may have to consider how your home is set up to handle excess groundwater. This is especially true for homes in low-lying regions or places prone to rapid snowmelt or flooding. At Ackerson Pump Company, we help homeowners maintain a dry basement with expert sump pump installation. So, what is a sump pump? Let’s take a look.
Picture this: After years of dreaming of this day, you’re standing in front of your new Hamburg home. Then you realize that along with the serene countryside comes a water well system, which is new to you. At Ackerson Pump Company, we’ve offered water well service to homeowners just like you for over 50 years and can help you learn the basics of water well care. Here’s what you should know about water wells.
Did your water pump come to a dramatic end? Or maybe you know your water pump isn’t working like it should be, and you think that replacement is inevitable. We at Ackerson Pump Company want to pass along these four tips for when you’re contemplating water pump replacement.
Christmas is an exciting time filled with packaged surprises under the tree. This entry will help ensure that your holiday surprises don’t include home catastrophes. Many first-time homeowners in Sussex County, NJ, don’t realize that sump pumps can freeze in the winter. They head to Grandma’s to celebrate Christmas and, upon returning a few days later, find the worst surprise of all: a flooded basement.
With winter well on its way, homeowners all over New Jersey are getting their homes ready for freezing temperatures and snow accumulation. After you’ve stocked up on sweaters, warm drinks, and reading material for winter – be sure your home is equally prepared. Today we’ll talk about getting your Sussex County water pump and other important household features prepped for the quickly approaching winter season.
While showers have a very functional purpose, a hot, powerful shower can also be incredibly therapeutic. And nothing feels worse than being robbed of that therapy time.
When was the last time you checked the quality of your water? Many people don’t realize that, if you drink from a personal well, it’s actually your responsibility to maintain the groundwater’s quality. While the last entry described how HHWs could compromise your drinking supply, this blog discusses how your septic system could be hazardous.
Are you drinking polluted water? If you get your water from a well, you’ll need to take extra precautions to maintain the quality of the water. This entry begins a three-part miniseries about how to protect your well water and your submersible well pump to keep them clean, pure, and healthy for you and your family.
If you are looking at buying a new home that runs on its own water well and septic system, this is something you will want a qualified inspector check out before making an offer, making sure that they test both the tank and well for potential problems. Having to replace or relocate a well is a large and expensive project that you want to be prepared for, should it be required. Home inspectors aren’t usually licensed to do well inspections, … Continued
With the unpredictable New Jersey weather, it is important to be constantly thinking about ways to prevent or remedy any water and moisture problems in your basement or crawlspace. There are several things you can do in order to prevent your basement from receiving water damage before it happens.
