Sump Pump Installation & Repair.

Sump pumps protect basements, crawlspaces, and below-grade utility rooms from groundwater intrusion. The pump sits in a pit (the sump basin) at the lowest point of the space; when water rises high enough, a float switch triggers the pump and discharges water through a check valve to the exterior. Failure modes are predictable — stuck float switches, failed check valves, motor burnout, and undersized pumps that can't keep up with peak inflow.

We install, repair, and add battery-backup systems so the pump runs even during the storm-season power outages that take primary pumps offline at the worst possible time. Pump sizing is a function of inflow rate and head height — too small and it can't keep up, too big and it short-cycles itself to early failure. We size to actual measured conditions, not a generic 'one size fits all' recommendation.

Most calls cluster during the December-February storm window — often after a primary pump that's been running fine for years suddenly fails during the worst possible 24 hours. That's why we push battery-backup secondary pumps on every install; the cost difference is small, the protection during a power outage is total. Pre-storm-season inspections in October catch most failures before they matter.