ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sump buster

Okay kiddo, have you ever seen the water in your bathtub or sink go down the drain? That's because there is a little hole under the water called a drain. A sump buster is kind of like a special drain that helps clean up dirty water in a place like a basement or garage.

You see, sometimes water can collect in a certain spot and get really dirty with things like oil or dirt. This can be bad for the environment and it smells yucky too! So, we use a sump buster to clean up that water.

The sump buster looks like a big plastic bucket with a pump inside. When the dirty water collects in the special hole called a sump, the pump starts working to suck out the dirty water and send it through a filter. The filter cleans the water and puts it back into the environment, safe and clean again!

Just like how you clean up your toys and put them away, the sump buster helps clean up dirty water so it doesn't hurt the environment or make anyone sick. Pretty cool, huh?
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