Sump Pumps Direct is now Ferguson Home

The specialist sump pump retailer people still search for by name has been folded into Ferguson. Here is what that changes for you.

Sump Pumps Direct was, for about fifteen years, the specialist answer to a specialist problem. It carried models the big boxes did not, listed real specifications instead of marketing copy, and let you filter by the things that actually matter in a pit. People still search for it by name.

It is no longer a store. As of our check on 15 October 2026, sumppumpsdirect.com returns a 301 permanent redirect to the sump pump category on fergusonhome.com, and Ferguson's own support page for Power Equipment Direct — the parent operation Sump Pumps Direct belonged to — states plainly that the old site "is no longer processing orders." If you have been typing the name into Google and wondering why you keep landing somewhere else, that is why.

What actually happened

Sump Pumps Direct was one of a family of niche storefronts run by Power Equipment Direct, alongside sites for generators, air compressors and pressure washers. Power Equipment Direct was acquired by Ferguson, the plumbing and HVAC distributor, and has since been consolidated into Ferguson's own consumer-facing site rather than run as separate brands.

1. Step 1The storefront stopped sellingFerguson's support page states the Power Equipment Direct website is no longer processing orders and directs shoppers to fergusonhome.com.
2. Step 2The domain was pointed at Fergusonsumppumpsdirect.com now issues a 301 redirect straight to the Ferguson Home sump pump category, which is why old bookmarks and old links no longer reach a product page.
3. Step 3Accounts were wound downFerguson's notice said account details would remain in the old Power Equipment Direct account until 1 April 2026 and would not transfer to fergusonhome.com. That date has passed, so assume order history and saved addresses are gone.
4. Step 4Past-order support stayed openThe same notice gives 800-710-7499 for help with anything related to past orders, which is the number to use for a warranty claim or a return on something you bought from the old site.

Is Ferguson Home a reasonable replacement?

For the kind of shopping Sump Pumps Direct was good at, partly. Ferguson is a genuine plumbing distributor rather than a marketplace, so the catalog skews toward trade models — Zoeller, Liberty, Wayne, Little Giant — and the listings tend to carry proper specification sheets rather than bullet points written by a copywriter. If you need a specific model number and want it from somewhere that knows what a volute is, it works.

What you lose is the niche-site experience: the filtering built specifically around sump pumps, the comparison tooling, and the buying guides written by people who only sold pumps. Ferguson Home is a broad plumbing and appliance site, and sump pumps are one category among hundreds.

Quick picks

#	Product	Best for	Score	Price
1	Zoeller M53 Mighty-MateThe pump specialist retailers sold more of than anything else, and it is still a stock item everywhere.	The replacement most people are actually looking for	9.0★★★★★	Check price on Amazon → #ad we earn a commission · Amazon shows the current price
2	Wayne CDU790Epoxy-coated cast iron, 1/3 HP, and noticeably more flow at 10 feet than the usual budget pump.	A quieter, higher-flow swap at the same horsepower	8.6★★★★	Check price on Amazon → #ad we earn a commission · Amazon shows the current price
3	Liberty Pumps 257Class 25 cast iron in a body that fits a 10-inch pit, which is the constraint that rules out most pumps.	A narrow pit	8.5★★★★	Check price on Amazon → #ad we earn a commission · Amazon shows the current price

Scores are ours and editorial, not lab measurements — see how we pick. Tap a row for the full write-up.

#1The replacement most people are actually looking for

Zoeller M53 Mighty-Mate

The pump specialist retailers sold more of than anything else, and it is still a stock item everywhere.

9.0/10★★★★★Our editorial score: 9.0 out of 10

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Specifications, as published by Zoeller

Type	Submersible, cast iron
Horsepower	3/10 HP (sold as 1/3 HP)
Electrical	115 V, 9.7 A, 60 Hz
Discharge	1-1/2" NPT vertical female
Switch	Integral vertical float, on at 7-1/4", off at 3"
Solids handling	1/2"
Shut-off head	19.25 ft
Flow, by lift	2,580 GPH at 0 ft · 2,040 GPH at 10 ft
Warranty	Three years

If you were on a specialist sump pump site to replace a dead pump with the same thing again, this is usually the pump at the end of that search. It is the reference point the rest of the category gets measured against, and it is available through enough channels that no single retailer closing changes whether you can buy it.

What it gets right

• Cast iron housing and base, published flow at 0 and 10 feet of lift
• Stocked by Amazon, plumbing supply houses and the big boxes, so you are not dependent on one channel
• Three-year warranty and a long field record

Where it falls short

• 1/3 HP with a 19.25 ft shut-off head — not enough for a long or high discharge run
• Heavy to pull out of a pit single-handed
• Integral vertical float needs the pit width that float demands

Specifications from Zoeller M53 (53-0001) specification sheet.

#2A quieter, higher-flow swap at the same horsepower

Wayne CDU790

Epoxy-coated cast iron, 1/3 HP, and noticeably more flow at 10 feet than the usual budget pump.

8.6/10★★★★★Our editorial score: 8.6 out of 10

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Specifications, as published by Wayne Water Systems

Type	Submersible, epoxy-coated cast iron
Horsepower	1/3 HP
Electrical	120 V, 9.5 A, PSC oil-filled motor
Discharge	1-1/2" NPT
Cord	8 ft
Switch	Vertical float
Flow, by lift	4,600 GPH at 0 ft · 3,060 GPH at 10 ft
Warranty	Three years (the CDU790SS stainless variant is five)

This is the pump to look at if the old one cycled constantly and never quite kept up. Same nominal horsepower, materially more water moved at the lift a typical basement actually runs, and a vertical float that behaves in a tight pit.

What it gets right

• 3,060 GPH at 10 feet of lift from a 1/3 HP motor
• Epoxy coating over the iron keeps the cosmetic rust down
• Vertical float switch fits narrower pits than a tethered float

Where it falls short

• Three-year warranty on this version — the stainless CDU790SS variant is the five-year one
• Oil-filled motor means a seal failure is a messier failure
• Top of the 1/3 HP price band, so the value case depends on needing the flow

Specifications from Wayne CDU790 specification listing, Wayne CDU790 distributor listing.

#3A narrow pit

Liberty Pumps 257

Class 25 cast iron in a body that fits a 10-inch pit, which is the constraint that rules out most pumps.

8.5/10★★★★★Our editorial score: 8.5 out of 10

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Specifications, as published by Liberty Pumps

Type	Submersible, Class 25 cast iron
Horsepower	1/3 HP
Electrical	115 V, 5.2 A
Discharge	1-1/2" NPT vertical female
Impeller	Thermoplastic vortex
Solids handling	3/8"
Minimum pit	10 in diameter
Maximum head	23 ft (rated head 5 ft)
Flow, by lift	2,640 GPH at 0 ft
Warranty	Three years

Specialist retailers were useful precisely for problems like this one: an undersized pit where the question is not which pump is best, but which pump physically goes in. That is still the question, and Liberty's 250 series is still the common answer.

What it gets right

• Fits a 10-inch diameter pit, where most cast-iron pumps need more
• Low current draw at 5.2 A, so it is kind to a shared circuit
• Thermoplastic vortex impeller passes 3/8 inch solids

Where it falls short

• Only a zero-lift flow figure is published, so sizing against real lift takes guesswork
• Rated head of 5 feet means it is not a long-discharge pump
• Costs more than a thermoplastic pump of the same horsepower

Specifications from Liberty 257 specification listing, Liberty 250-series distributor spec page.

Where to buy a sump pump now

With the specialist option gone, there are four realistic channels, and they are good at different things. We have written the full breakdown in where to buy a sump pump; this is the short version in light of the closure.

One practical note on all four: whatever you buy, compare pumps on flow at your actual lift, not on the headline GPH figure. A pump advertised at 4,600 GPH may move barely two-thirds of that by the time the water has climbed from your basement floor to grade, and retailers vary wildly in whether they publish the second number at all.

What about Sump Pumps Direct reviews?

Reviews of the retailer are now historical. They described a store that does not take orders, run by an operation that has been absorbed into a much larger company, so a five-star review from 2023 tells you nothing about an order you would place today. Reviews of the products it sold are still perfectly useful — those pumps are unchanged, and most are still in production.

If you came here to check whether the site was legitimate before buying: it was, and that is no longer the relevant question. The relevant question is which pump, and then which of the four channels above has it.