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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

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.

Questions

Sump Pumps, answered

How hard is the water in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas Valley Water District publishes valley tap water at roughly 291 parts per million, about 17 grains per gallon, and classifies it as very hard, around two and a half times the national norm. The minerals come from the Colorado River through Lake Mead. It is the single biggest reason water heaters, fixture cartridges and dishwashers wear out faster here than their rated life suggests.

Do I need a permit to replace a water heater in Las Vegas?

Yes. Clark County, the City of Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas all require a permit for a replacement as much as for a new installation. Which of the three you deal with depends on your address rather than your mailing city, because a Las Vegas postal address can sit in unincorporated Clark County. We pull the permit and meet the inspector as part of the job.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Monkey Wrench Contractors LLC holds Nevada State Contractors Board licence 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, licence 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.

Are you actually available 24 hours a day?

Yes, dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (702) 900-5992. If water is actively running and you cannot stop it, shut off your main first and call second, because that one step is the difference between a wet floor and a flooded one.

Is there help with the cost of finding a leak?

There can be. The Southern Nevada Water Authority runs a Leak Detection Assistance Program that gives qualifying single-family customers a voucher worth up to $250 toward leak diagnosis or the first hours of repair. You apply as the account holder before work begins and use a participating plumber, and it is one voucher per property per calendar year.

On the line, just in time.

Free inspection, flat-rate price before we start, dispatch open 24 hours a day.