pedestal-type sump pump![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device removing water from a pit dug in the ground in order to evacuate it to a sewer or septic tank.
float ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Moving part connected to the shutoff switch; it rises with the water level and activates the pump.
discharge line ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pipe through which the pump evacuates the sump water to a sewer or septic tank.
check valve ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Valve with a toggle preventing water from backing up into the sump.
switch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism allowing the pump motor to be activated when the float reaches a preset level.
sump ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pit in which water runoff is collected in the event the basement floods.
float clamp ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal part keeping the float line in place.
grounded receptacle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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 ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.