Sewer & Drain · Nashville, TN
Sump Pump Services in Nashville
Sump pits, pumps, check valves and discharge lines for basements and crawl spaces that take water in a hard rain.
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Sump Pump Services in Nashville, Tennessee
Sump pits, pumps, check valves and discharge lines for basements and crawl spaces that take water in a hard rain.
For sump pump services, Nashville's Sewer and Drain works across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Drain and sewer crews who clear the stoppage first, then put a camera down the line and show you what caused it.
Why homeowners call
Signs that bring people to us for this
- Sewage coming up a floor drain
- Every drain in the house slow at once
- Gurgling toilet when the washer drains
- Sewer smell in the yard or basement
- A soggy, sunken strip over the sewer line
- Roots back in the line every year
- Sump pump running and running
What is included
What our sump pump services work includes
- Pit, pump and float inspected in place
- Fill rate timed during or after rain
- Check valve and discharge line checked
- Discharge traced to where it empties
- Outlet and circuit tested
- Alarm or backup pump checked if present
- Repair, replacement or new pit recommended in writing
- Discharge kept out of the sanitary sewer
How Sump Pump Services goes, from cleanout to final pass
The first visit decides which sump service a house needs. A newer pump with one failed part, a stuck float or a bad check valve gets repaired. One that is worn, undersized or old gets replaced. A house taking water with no pit at all needs an installation, and any pit that fills quickly in a storm is a candidate for a battery backup.
We time the pit. How many seconds it takes to fill from the off point to the on point, and how long the pump takes to empty it, gives the inflow in gallons per minute. That number, together with how high the water has to be lifted to leave the house, is what sizes a pump. Horsepower on the box doesn’t.
Pump water dropped at the base of the wall soaks straight back down and finds its way to the pit again. The line should run well past the foundation to ground that falls away. It should never be tied into the sanitary sewer, which sewer utilities generally prohibit because it sends rainwater to the treatment plant.
Middle Tennessee clay drains slowly, so water around a foundation lingers for days after a spring storm. Pits here often keep running long after the rain stops. A pump that cycles for two days after every storm is working hard, and that is worth knowing before the day it needs replacing.
Sump Pump Services
The sump pump services we do, one page each
Sump Pump Repair
A pump that hums but will not empty the pit, cycles every few minutes or runs nonstop, put right or honestly condemned.
Learn moreSump Pump Installation
A new pit, pump, check valve and discharge line carried well clear of the foundation, where none was before.
Learn moreSump Pump Replacement
A worn-out pump swapped for one sized to how fast the pit fills, with the check valve replaced at the same time.
Learn moreBattery Backup Sump Pump
A second pump on its own battery that takes over when the power goes out in the same storm that fills the pit.
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Other sewer, drain and septic work
Trenchless Sewer Repair
Lining or bursting a failed sewer lateral through a cleanout or a pair of small access pits, so the lawn, driveway and trees above it stay where they are.
Learn moreDrain Cleaning
Kitchen, bath, laundry and main line stoppages cleared at the cause, with the camera brought in when the same drain keeps coming back.
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Bellies, offset joints, root intrusion and collapsed sections repaired after the camera has shown where and how deep they are.
Learn moreSewer Camera Inspection
A camera run the length of the lateral, recorded, with the distance to every defect read off the cable counter.
Learn moreEmergency Sewer and Drain
Sewage coming up a floor drain or a tub, or no drain in the house that will take water, answered day or night.
Learn moreSeptic Services
Tanks, fields and grinder pumps for homes off the city sewer or sitting below it, from the first inspection to a new system.
Learn moreService area
Sewer and drain calls we take across Middle Tennessee
Our trucks reach Nashville and 100 more towns in 12 counties, and we take sewer and septic calls anywhere within about an hour of the city.
FAQ
Sump Pump Services: what people ask first
How can I test whether my sump pump works?
Pour a bucket of water slowly into the pit and watch. The float should rise, the pump should start before the water nears the top of the basin, empty it and shut off cleanly, with no water running back in from the discharge afterward. If it hums without pumping, doesn’t start, or keeps running once the pit is empty, it needs attention.
Where should a sump pump discharge line empty?
Outside, well away from the foundation, onto ground that slopes away from the house or into a buried line to a pop-up emitter or daylight. It shouldn’t empty next to the house, where the water soaks back down to the pit, and it shouldn’t go into the sanitary sewer, which sewer utilities generally prohibit. A neighbor’s yard is off-limits too.
Why does my sump pump keep running after the rain stops?
Because the ground is still draining. Clay soil holds water and releases it slowly, so a pit fed by a perimeter drain can keep filling for a day or two after a storm, and that is normal. A pump that runs for days on end, or in dry weather, points at a high water table, a stuck float or a discharge line draining back into the pit.
How many years does a sump pump usually last?
Many last around seven to ten years, less when they run constantly and more when they run only a few times a year. Cast iron housings tend to outlast plastic, and the float switch is often the first part to fail. Test the pump before the spring storm season, and plan to replace it before it reaches the end of that range.
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Book sump pump services with our crew
Call or write to Nashville's Sewer and Drain with what the drains are doing; we clear the line first and price any repair from the camera footage.