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Sump Pump: Setting Up Sump Pump: Setting Up From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-108

Ed helps out in a wet basement by installing a sump pump.

Host Ed Del Grande explains how to set up your area for a sump pump installation.

Materials:

Shovels
Gravel
Sump

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. The first step to installing a sump pump is to find a location where the water collects (figure A).

   Note: this location needs to be near a GFCI (Ground Fault Interrupter Outlet) for the sump pump to be plugged into. If you don't have a plug near the site, have a certified electrician install one.

2. Dig a hole six inches deeper and 10 inches wider than the sump.

3. Place three inches of gravel (figure B) in the bottom of the hole.

4. Place the sump into the hole.

5. Stand in the sump, then pour more gravel around the sump leaving one or two inches at the top of the sump (figure C) exposed.