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pedestal-type sump pump
pedestal-type sump pump
Device removing water from a pit dug in the ground in order to evacuate it to a sewer or septic tank.
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float
Moving part connected to the shutoff switch; it rises with the water level and activates the pump.
discharge line
Pipe through which the pump evacuates the sump water to a sewer or septic tank.
check valve
Valve with a toggle preventing water from backing up into the sump.
shutoff switch
Mechanism allowing the pump motor to be activated when the float reaches a preset level.
sump
Pit in which water runoff is collected in the event the basement floods.
float clamp
Metal part keeping the float line in place.
grounded receptacle
Device for supplying electricity and ensuring the transfer of the current to the ground in the event of device malfunction; it prevents electrocution.
pump motor
Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.