Our installs include cast iron check valves, ball-union superblocks, and superior pumps from Zoeller Series and FE Myers WHR series pumps. We install the best SJE Rhombus IFS control panels with run time and counter capabilities, and now 24/7 monitoring. This allows us to determine the approximate wear and tear on your pumps and get instant notifications if something is wrong. To combat power outages, we install CUMMINS Natural Gas Automatic Generators. 

Yes. We stand behind our all our products with the best manufactures warrantee, and a 10-year warrantee on all of our installations. Our expert installations include cast iron check valves (not plastic), ball-union superblocks, and top of the line pumps from Zoeller and FE Myers. We also install the best SJE Rhombus IFS control panels with run time and counter capabilities, which means we can accurately determine the wear and tear on your pumps.

Pumps are required in drainage systems when the basement or crawl space elevation is lower than the district storm sewer. It is very important that the installation of a pump system will match the requirements of the residency.

Pump systems require a professional engineer to determine which size of pump is needed. The determining factors are the following:

• How high are you pumping (in vertical feet)
• How far away are you pumping until you reach a point where water will flow by gravity.
• What size will the discharge pipe or forced main be. A forced main is a pipe that is under any amount of pressure.
• How many fittings will be associated with the installation.
• How much volume of water over a given time frame will need to be pumped in order for your property to not flood.
• How big a storage facility will be needed.

Each item is an integral part of the pump system. The first four items determine the amount of head loss that will occur in the design. A pump could be capable of pumping 100 litres per minute without any head loss. After installing a forced main that goes up 10 feet, the pump may only be capable of pumping 80 litres a minute. Install some fittings that change the direction of the forced main, and now you are pumping 40 litres a minute. If you then install an undersized forced main, by the time you are finished, the pump may be struggling to pump 15 litres a minute. It is very important that a professional engineer design the right system for the right application.

Some pumps are designed to pump large volumes of water. Others are designed to pump high elevations. Each type of pump has its purpose. The volume of water entering the sump and the size of the pumps installed determines the size of the sump. The minimum size of a sump should be at least 36” (inches) for a two-pump system and you should have at least a minimum of 36” (inches) of retention. Most systems have a minimum of 42-48” (inches) of retention and some systems have a separate retention sump.

Two pumps are recommended for a pump system installation. If one pump fails, the other pump will act as a backup. Every time we have attended a flood where the residence pumps, the main cause of failure is not having a proper backup. If there are two pumps installed in a pump system, a duplex panel should be installed. This allows the panel to turn each pump on alternately. The main benefit of this type of system is to allow for equal wear on the pumps. A duplex panel also comes with a high level alarm. This alarm tells there is a problem the pump station before the water level reaches a flood level. A high level alarm can also be installed without installing a duplex panel. We recommend that your duplex pump be installed with run time and counter capabilities. This allows us to determine how much your pumps are running and how many times they cycle. This can assist us in adjusting floats and gives us more information on when your pumps should be switched out.