Sump pump installation, repair, and replacement

Signs your sump pump needs repair or replacement

A sump pump fails quietly, and you find out during the storm. These are the signs to act on first, and the section below is how we decide whether yours is a repair or a replacement.

• The pump runs constantly
• It does not start when the basin fills
• Loud grinding or rattling
• Water in the crawlspace after rain
• The pump is 7 to 10 years old
• The discharge line freezing or blocked

When to repair a sump pump and when to replace it

Most pumps that look dead are not, and most pumps that still run are living on borrowed time. Those are two different jobs and two very different prices, so it is worth knowing which one you have before anyone quotes you.

Repair when the switch or the valve failed

A float catching on the pit wall, a failed check valve or a blocked discharge accounts for most dead sump pumps, and none of them need a new pump. A check valve and discharge rework is $180 to $500. See sump pump repair and maintenance.

Replace when the pump is 7 to 10 years old

At that age, or after one repair already, a replacement in the existing basin is $500 to $1,400 and it is the cheaper answer over the next few storms. See sump pump installation and replacement.

Install a basin where there has never been one

If water stands under the house and there is no pit at all, a new basin, pump and discharge is $1,600 to $3,500. Most of what we fit on the Shore is crawlspace rather than basement.

Add a backup either way

The rain that floods the crawlspace is the same weather that takes the power out. A battery backup is $800 to $1,800 and runs six to twelve hours. Where you have municipal pressure, a water powered backup is $900 to $2,000 and never needs charging.

Choose the job you need

• Sump pump installation: New basins, replacements, and backups
• Sump pump repair: Float switches, check valves, and discharge

Why the Shore calls us for sump pump work

From large commercial projects to a dripping faucet, the work gets the same treatment: diagnosed correctly, repaired carefully, guaranteed in writing.

Stocked for the Shore

There is no supply house around the corner out here, so we carry more inventory in the shop and on the trucks than most companies our size carry anywhere.

Who actually shows up

A Shoresteady Plumbing technician who has been background checked and drug tested. We provide clear estimates before work begins.

No surprise on the invoice

You approve a written estimate before work begins. If the job needs something we did not see, we stop and talk to you first. Financing through Acorn Finance is available.

Guaranteed in writing

2-year workmanship

Our guarantee on the labor, on every job we do.

Manufacturer warranty

Passed through to you in full on everything we install.

100% satisfaction

If it is not right, we come back and make it right.

Questions We Get Asked About Sump Pumps

What people ask before storm season.