Sewer Pump Repair, Replacement & Installation

Ejector pumps and grinder pumps

A sewage ejector sits in a sealed basin and lifts waste from a below-grade bathroom up to the gravity line. A grinder pump does the same job but macerates first, which is what a long discharge run or a low-pressure municipal sewer connection needs. They are not interchangeable, and fitting the cheaper one where the system needs the other is the most common mistake we are called out to undo.

What actually fails

Float switches, more than anything — they hang up, or they are set at the wrong level and the pump short-cycles itself to death. After that it is check valves letting the discharge run back into the basin, impellers jammed by wipes and hygiene products, seized seals letting water into the motor, and basin lids that were never sealed properly and are venting sewer gas into the house.

Repair or replace

A float, a check valve or a switch is a repair, and usually a same-visit one. A motor that has taken water, or a unit past about ten years that is on its second fault, is a replacement — and we will show you which one you are looking at rather than just telling you.

Installed so the next failure is not a flood

Every replacement gets a properly sized basin, a sealed and vented lid, a check valve and an isolation valve on the discharge, and a dedicated circuit. We fit an audible high-water alarm as standard, because on this one piece of equipment the warning is worth more than the pump.

What's included

• Sewage ejector and grinder pump repair
• Same-visit repair on floats, switches and check valves
• Full pump and basin replacement
• New installations for basement baths, laundries and wet bars
• Sealed, vented basin lids and correctly sized discharge
• High-water alarm fitted as standard
• Permits pulled where the work requires one