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Sump Pump Installation in Mississauga

A sump pump lifts groundwater from the weeping tile and sends it away from the house. Its installation determines whether it works on the night it is needed.

  • Foundation drainage currently runs into the sanitary sewer
  • Water seeps through floor cracks after heavy rain or snowmelt
  • The existing pit is shallow, cracked or has no lid
  • You are finishing a basement and need dependable protection
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When a new installation makes sense

  • Foundation drainage currently runs into the sanitary sewer
  • Water seeps through floor cracks after heavy rain or snowmelt
  • The existing pit is shallow, cracked or has no lid
  • You are finishing a basement and need dependable protection

How we do the work

  1. Site the pit where the weeping tile can be connected and where discharge can exit easily.
  2. Excavate and set a liner with a sealed, gasketed lid.
  3. Install the pump on a stable base with a vertical float clear of the walls.
  4. Fit a check valve and a union, which lets the pump come out for service.
  5. Run the discharge through the wall to an outlet well away from the foundation.
  6. Test with water and record the cycle time.
Backup power. The worst downpours often arrive with outages. A battery or water-powered backup pump is a sensible companion to the main unit.

Mississauga homes and this job

Many homes built before the 1980s had foundation drains tied into the sanitary or storm lateral. Separating them and pumping to grade relieves the public sewers when storms arrive. The outlet may not send water toward a neighbour or across a sidewalk, where it would ice over. The plan for an outlet should also take your grading and downspouts into account.

What affects the cost

  • Excavating a new pit versus replacing a pump in an existing pit
  • The route and length of the discharge line
  • Backup pump and alarm options
  • Floor finishes to be removed and restored

An existing pump that is noisy or cycling oddly may simply need attention; see sump pump repair. Owners planning a new electric water heater sometimes coordinate both jobs, as both sit in the utility room.

The job, tool by tool

Tools on the truck for sump and backwater work

Submersible sump pump, check valve
Moving water out of the pit and away
Concrete saw and jackhammer
Opening the floor for a backwater valve
Bucket and garden hose
Float tests in the pit
Battery backup unit
Keeping the pit pumping in a power cut

On every job

  • Drop cloths down before any tool comes out
  • Water or fuel shut and tagged while we work
  • Every joint we made checked dry before we pack up
  • Old parts shown to you, then hauled away

A call-out, start to finish

  1. 1Call and describe the fixture, floor and symptom
  2. 2We arrive, lay drop cloths and shut the water where needed
  3. 3Trap pulled, line cabled or camera run to find the cause
  4. 4Fix explained, then cut, joined or replaced
  5. 5Water run through, joints checked, written note left

Answers our Mississauga crew gives most

Where ought the outlet to empty?

Onto a splash block or soakaway some metres out, on ground falling away from the walls.

What service life does a sump pump offer?

Expect roughly seven to ten years, fewer if it runs constantly.

Is a permit needed?

Some related work may require one. We confirm the requirements before starting.

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