Fixtures & Repairs
Sump Pump Repair and Installation in Las Vegas
Las Vegas homes are slab on grade, so a traditional basement sump is rare here. The pumps we see are sewage ejector basins for a below-grade bathroom, pool equipment pits, and the occasional crawlspace or yard drainage pit. The failures are the same everywhere: a stuck float, a failed check valve, or a motor that has quit.
What is included
The work itself
Pump replacement
Replacing a failed sump or sewage ejector pump, sized to the basin and the run it has to lift.
Float switch and check valve repair
Fixing a pump that runs constantly or not at all, and a check valve that lets water fall back into the pit.
Testing and backup
Testing an existing pump and, where it matters, adding a backup so a single failure does not flood.
Worth knowing
Before you book
The work is done by our own background-checked technicians, never day-labor subcontractors. Our license and insurance are on file with the Nevada State Contractors Board, and what a visit is actually like is in our customer reviews.
Why they are uncommon here
Without basements, most valley pumps are sewage ejectors for a below-grade fixture rather than groundwater sumps.
Runs constantly or never
A pump that will not stop, or will not start, is usually the float switch, and that is a repair before a replacement.
Ejector pits and odour
A sewage ejector basin that smells is a failed seal or vent, not just the pump, and we check both.
Where we do this
Across the Las Vegas Valley
What changes between these places is the permitting authority, the water utility and the age of the housing, and all three change how this job goes. We cover 21 communities across the valley, within 45 miles of Las Vegas.
Questions
Sump Pumps, answered
Why would a Las Vegas home have a sump pump?
Rarely for groundwater, because valley homes are slab on grade and basements are uncommon. What we actually see are sewage ejector basins serving a below-grade bathroom, pool equipment pits, and the occasional crawlspace or yard drainage pit. The pump is doing a different job than it would in a basement climate, but it fails the same ways.
My pump runs constantly, or will not start at all. What is it?
In both cases the float switch is the first suspect, and that is a repair before it is a replacement. A float that has stuck up runs the motor continuously; one that has stuck down never calls for it. A failed check valve produces a third version of the same complaint, where water falls back into the pit and the pump immediately pumps it again.
My ejector pit smells. Is that the pump?
Usually not. A sewage ejector basin that smells generally has a failed lid seal or a venting problem, and replacing a working pump will not fix either. We check the seal and the vent alongside the pump rather than assuming the smell and the pump are the same fault.
Do I need a backup pump?
It depends what is below the pump. Where a failure means a below-grade bathroom backs up into the house, a backup is cheap insurance against a single point of failure. Where the pit serves yard drainage and an overflow is a puddle, it usually is not worth it. We say which one you have.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Monkey Wrench Contractors LLC holds Nevada State Contractors Board license 0092999 and trades as Monkey Wrench Plumbing. We are a BBB accredited business with an A plus rating, and every technician is background checked. About thirty minutes before your appointment you get a text with the assigned technician's photo, name, license number and live ETA.
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. The inspection is free and you get a flat-rate price before any work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay. If the scope changes once something is opened up, we stop and re-quote rather than adding to the invoice at the end.
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