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Sump Pump Installation & Battery Backup

In Metro Vancouver the heaviest rain often arrives with the wind that takes the power out. That is the exact moment a mains-only sump pump stops working.

Finished basement protected by a sump pump and backup
7–10 yrs
Typical pump service life
Backup
Runs through a power cut
Sized
To your actual inflow
Before Oct
Best time to fit it
Installation & Backup

The Pump Is Half the System

A sump pump installation is only as good as the parts around it: a check valve that actually holds, a discharge line that runs somewhere sensible and will not freeze, a float with clear travel, and a pit that is not undersized for the inflow.

And then there is power. A mains-only pump in a region where heavy rain and power cuts arrive together is a system with an obvious single point of failure. A battery backup removes it.

  • ✓Sized to real inflow — measured against how often the current pump cycles.
  • ✓Battery backup systems — automatic changeover when the mains drop.
  • ✓Proper check valve — so discharged water does not run straight back into the pit.
  • ✓Discharge routed sensibly — away from the foundation, protected against freezing.
  • ✓Tested under load — the pit is filled and the full cycle watched before we leave.
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What We Install

  • Primary sump pump replacement
  • Battery backup systems
  • Dual-pump installations
  • New check valves
  • Discharge line repair and rerouting
  • Float and switch replacement
  • Pit lids and covers
  • High-water alarms
  • Sump pump repair
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FAQs

Sump Pump Installation Questions

Consider what a mains-powered pump does during a windstorm that cuts the power — which in this region is exactly when the rain is heaviest. It stops. A battery backup takes over automatically and keeps the pit clear through the outage. If your basement is finished, the maths is not close: the backup costs a fraction of one flood.
It depends on the battery and how hard the pump has to work, but a properly sized system will typically keep up through a normal outage of several hours, and considerably longer if the inflow is intermittent. We size it against how often your primary pump actually cycles rather than guessing.
It comes down to how much water reaches the pit and how high it has to be lifted to the discharge point. Oversizing causes short cycling, which wears the pump out; undersizing means it cannot keep up on the worst day. We look at the pit, the inflow and the discharge run before specifying.
Almost always, yes. The pit and the discharge piping usually stay; we replace the pump, the float, the check valve and any tired sections of discharge line. Full pit work is only needed if the existing pit is undersized or has failed.
Late summer or early autumn, before the wet season starts. Doing it in the middle of an atmospheric river is possible but it is emergency work, and everyone in the Lower Mainland wants a plumber that week.

Protect the Basement Before Winter

New pump, battery backup, or both. Quoted in writing, fitted before the rain.

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