Systems and methods for simulating water intrusion in a structure and testing sump pump performance

A system for simulating a structure and testing water mitigation equipment, the system comprising:

• a liquid reservoir comprising a supply cavity configured to hold a volume of a liquid;
• a holding sump including a holding cavity;
• a first supply line coupled between the liquid reservoir and the holding sump, wherein the first supply line allows the liquid to flow to the holding cavity of the holding sump;
• a testing sump including a testing cavity, wherein the testing cavity is configured to receive one or more devices for testing;
• a second supply line coupled between the holding sump and the testing sump, wherein the second supply line allows the liquid to flow from the holding cavity of the holding sump to the testing cavity of the testing sump;
• a return line coupled between the testing sump and the liquid reservoir, wherein the return line allows the liquid to flow from the testing cavity of the testing sump to the supply cavity of the liquid reservoir;
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• a monitoring device configured to communicate with the one or more devices and to collect testing data representing an operation of the one or more devices.

A method for testing water mitigation equipment, the method comprising:

• initiating a flow of a liquid from a holding sump into a testing sump, wherein the testing sump includes a testing cavity and one or more devices for testing positioned within the testing cavity, wherein the holding sump is coupled to a liquid reservoir, and wherein the testing sump is coupled to the liquid reservoir by a return line to allow the liquid to flow from the testing cavity to a supply cavity of the liquid reservoir;
• receiving, at one or more processors, test data from the one or more devices;
• determining, by the one or more processors, that the one or more devices pass or fail water mitigation based at least partially on the test data;
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• outputting, by the one or more processors, a pass or fail result for the one or more devices.