h wrote in message ...

Buy pump, plug it in, stick it in the low spot, stick the hose out the
door, you're done. At least that's the way it is in my field stone
basement. . The pump only comes on when it senses it's sitting in water,
and voila, dry basement. It's a total no-brainer.

What if the basement floor, like most, is pretty flat and has no low spot?
The no brainer is to have a sump, otherwise the floor needs a couple of
inches of water before the pump starts.