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Residential pump issues can involve sump pumps, sewage ejectors, discharge piping, check valves, floats, alarms, pits, and related drainage conditions. TruePipe can review the equipment, piping, access, and symptoms to determine what plumbing work may be needed.
Pump work should be planned with attention to access, discharge routing, check valves, electrical coordination where required, and the conditions that caused the pump concern.
Pump work is part of TruePipe's residential work across Georgetown and Halton Hills, Acton, Milton, Oakville, Brampton and Mississauga.
A sump pump moves groundwater collected by the weeping tile around the foundation and sends it outside. A sewage ejector sits in a sealed pit and pumps waste from basement bathrooms or laundry up to the main drain. They are serviced differently and should not be confused.
The storms that flood basements are the same storms that knock out power, so a battery or water-powered backup pump covers the hours the main pump cannot run. Whether it is worth it depends on what is in the basement and how often the pit fills.
At least before the spring thaw and before the fall rains. Pour water into the pit, watch the float lift and the pump clear it, listen for the check valve, and look at the discharge outside. A pump roughly ten years old or more is due for replacement planning rather than another season.
