Unfortunately, if your home is in a low-lying area, it can experience flooding during heavy rain events. Having a sump pump in your basement will help to remove that unwanted flood water before it damages your home and your belongings.
As with most appliances, you can expect to call Express Septic & Drain Cleaning for sump pump repair in Boise, ID from time to time. When your pump is coming up on the end of its expected lifespan, getting sump pump installation done is a good way to prevent an unwanted breakdown.
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The average sump pump will last about 10 years. Over this time, you may need to call for sump pump repair to get small issues fixed. As a general rule of thumb, it’s best to contact Express Septic & Drain Cleaning when you first experience an issue with your pump.
This way, the problem can be professionally diagnosed and undergo repair before the next major storm hits the area.
As a homeowner, you can expect to experience some common problems with your sump pump over its lifetime.
Check valve failure
Stuck float
Switch failure
Power failure
Motor failure
Clog in line
Damage to housing
Since your sump pump is sitting within a basin in your basement, it’s going to pump water upward. Since gravity wants to force the water to the lowest location possible, your sump pump needs a check valve to stop this backflow of water. When your check valve fails, water in the discharge line will flow back into the pump.
Your pump has a float that works to monitor the water level in the pump’s basin. Whenever the water rises to the height of the float, the float will turn the switch. This will, in turn, start up the pump to remove the excess water.
When the float gets stuck, the water level will continue to rise without the pump turning on. This can create a real problem because your home can start to flood.
Just as the float can malfunction, so can the switch that turns on your sump pump. In some cases, your pump may not turn on because the circuit breaker experiences an overload.
Resetting the breaker is a simple solution to getting your pump back up and running. In other cases where your pump won’t start, it could be that your motor is no longer functioning and must undergo replacement.
Professional Sump Pump Installation Service
We’re very proud to be sump pump installers for the entire Boise community.
At Express Septic & Drain Cleaning, we’re locally owned septic company and dedicated to providing top-quality service to all of our fellow community members. The BBB has shown recognition of this passion by providing us with an A+ rating.
If you need sump pump repair in Boise, then look no further than Express Septic & Drain Cleaning to get the professional help that you need.
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