Sump Pump Repair and Maintenance

Servicing Your Basement Waterproofing System

At Indiana Foundation Service, we recommend annual service and maintenance of your waterproofing system. During your service visit, our technician will perform the following services:

1. Test and Clean Your Sump Pump System: Your sump pump consists of many moving parts that can wear down or need replacement. Your service technician will begin by checking your sump pump’s float switch and intake for any possible problems. After this, the intake valve and impeller will be cleaned and checked to make sure they are functioning properly. Once the service technician finds the pump is working correctly, the sump pump liner will be cleaned of any sediment or silt that may be present. This important step will keep it from building in the future and potentially clogging check valves, etc.
2. Test and Replace Batteries: The battery in your sump pump alarm should be replaced once a year, and the service technician will take care of this during the visit. Additionally, the battery for your backup sump pump will be tested to make sure it’s holding a proper charge.
3. Service Your Dehumidifier: Our AquaStop Air System includes two filters that will need to be maintained. The pre-filter can be cleaned, while the air filter will be replaced. The AquaStop Air System will also be oiled and parts inside will be inspected.
4. Check the Discharge Line: We will check the discharge line to ensure that water is freely moving through the discharge line. We also check for the potential of freezing.
5. Maintain Your Crawl Space Liner: If you’ve repaired and sealed your crawl space, we will check the liner and any other components installed in your crawl space.
6. Check For Problems and Suggest Upgrades: Often, our service technicians will see signs of newly emerging problems that may not have existed before and they can suggest and/or implement solutions that will address these issues proactively. We’re always expanding our product line to help keep your basement or crawl space dry!

A Lifetime Pump Warranty?

If you don’t have a battery backup sump pump installed in your home, even a properly functioning sump pump system will fail if there’s a power outage or blown fuse.

Your service visit is a great time to have a battery backup added. Ask your technician for details!

Your sump pump runs on mechanical parts, and like all mechanical things, it can eventually break down. This is true with even the best pumps on the market.

If a sump pump warranty offers “free replacements,” then you need to ask yourself: “When would I ask for my free replacement?”

Unfortunately, the answer to that question is, “After your pump has failed and your basement is wet.”

A wet basement is far from “free.” The ideal decision is to find the most reliable basement waterproofer in your area — one that installs a high-quality system and battery backup. The company should provide annual maintenance, helping you to keep the basement dry all the time!

Holly Richards-Purpura

Content Writer

Holly is a Content Writer for Groundworks who has written and edited web content for the foundation services industry for almost 10 years. With a background in journalism, her passion for the written word runs deep. Holly lives in Columbus, OH, with her husband. Along with educating homeowners, she also has a big heart for the Big Apple.