Sump Pump Repair & Installation in Salt Lake City, UT

Most Utah homeowners don't think about sump pumps until their basement floods. But Northern Utah has a deceptively high water table, especially in low-lying areas of Murray, West Valley, Taylorsville, and along the Jordan River corridor. Spring snowmelt from the Wasatch Mountains raises the water table significantly every April through June, and homes in these areas can see groundwater seeping through foundation cracks and floor joints without a working sump system.

A sump pump is a simple device — a pit in your lowest floor collects water, and a pump ejects it away from the foundation. But simple doesn't mean foolproof. The two most common failure modes we see: (1) the pump died because the float switch stuck or the motor burned out, and nobody noticed until the basement was wet, and (2) the power went out during a storm — exactly when the pump was needed most. Both are preventable with proper maintenance and a battery backup system.

We install primary sump pumps, battery backup systems, water-powered backup pumps, and combination units. For new installations, we size the pump to the pit volume and expected inflow rate — oversizing wastes energy, undersizing causes the pump to short-cycle and burn out early.

A battery backup sump pump activates automatically when the primary pump fails or the power goes out. Spring storms in Utah often combine heavy rain with power outages — exactly the scenario where your primary pump fails and water starts rising. A good battery backup system runs for 8–12 hours on a full charge, giving you time to ride out the storm. We install Zoeller and Wayne battery backup units that integrate with your existing sump pit.