Patent ID: 8435009
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. A flood control system for use in a structure having a basement floor below ground level, the system comprising: a sump; a main pump positioned in said sump, said main pump being energized when a height of water within said sump is at a first level; a secondary pump positioned in said sump, said secondary pump being raised relative to said main pump to a predetermined elevation, said secondary pump being energized when a height of water within said sump reaches a second, higher level and de-energized when a height of water within said sump drops to a third level; a cover releasably mounted to said sump, said cover including a first section for covering said main pump and a separate second section for covering said secondary pump, at least one of said first and second sections being hingedly mounted to said sump; and a controller operatively connected to said main pump and said secondary pump, said controller being responsive to water level within said sump to selectively energize at least one of said main pump and said secondary pump.