The Dangers of Freezing Discharge Lines:

Your sump pump gets the water out of your basement and away from your house with a pipe. This pipe runs on the surface of the ground, or in a shallow buried trench. During the winter, if the outlet of the pipe becomes blocked with snow - problems can arise. When the pump runs, the pipes fill with water. Since the water cannot get out of the pipe due to the ice at the outlet, the entire pipe will fill with water and freeze. Now you've got a running pump and water with nowhere to go, guaranteeing a flooded basement!

There is a solution - the IceGaurd system! This is a specially engineered fitting that goes outside your home and automatically ejects the water away from the exterior wall, in the event that the pipe freezes. It is designed with holes to allow this to happen, yet no water at all gets out of these openings when the pipe is not frozen!

Call us today at 1-716-876-3000 to protect your basement from the harsh Buffalo winters!