24/7 sump pump repair, sump pump replacement, and new sump pump installation with battery backup across Scarborough — from the Bluffs to Malvern. Licensed plumbers, pumps on the truck, and installs that qualify for the City of Toronto basement flooding subsidy.
Scarborough floods from two directions. In March, snowmelt saturates the heavy clay that most of Agincourt, Wexford, and Bendale sit on — clay doesn't absorb, so meltwater runs along the foundation and into the weeping tile. In summer, the lake-effect thunderstorms that hit the east end dump an afternoon's worth of rain in under an hour, and the same storms knock out power on the streets north of the 401. Either way, the water ends up in your sump pit, and the only thing between it and your finished basement is a pump that may be older than your furnace.
ASAP Scarborough Plumbing Services handles sump pump repair, sump pump replacement, and full sump pump installation — pit, pump, check valve, discharge line, and alarm — with battery backup for the outages and a test before every spring and storm season. We carry submersible pumps and backup systems on the truck, so a failed pump is fixed on the first visit. If the pump in your floor moves wastewater from a basement bathroom rather than groundwater, that's a different system — see sewage ejector and grinder pump repair.
Water rising in the pit? Call (437) 475-2458 — emergency sump pump repair in Scarborough, around the clock, including the night the storm hits.
A sump pump installation is only as good as the sizing. A small pump that's fine in a dry Clairlea bungalow drowns in a Port Union basement near the water table. We measure inflow, check the discharge route, and install a system that matches the house — then help you claim the subsidy on it.
The City of Toronto covers a large share of the cost of a sump pump, its alarm, and a battery backup through the Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program — and a backwater valve and weeping tile capping can go on the same claim. Downspouts must be disconnected from the sewer first and the work done by a City-licensed contractor; we check both and provide the itemized invoice and photos the application needs. Current amounts and conditions are on the City's program page.
The storm that fills the pit is the storm that cuts the power. A battery backup sump pump sits beside the primary, starts the moment the main pump stops or the hydro drops, and keeps pumping for hours. We install deep-cycle battery systems and, where there's municipal water pressure, water-powered backups that need no battery at all.
West Hill, Port Union, and the homes backing onto Highland Creek and the Rouge see groundwater year-round, not just in storms. There we install cast-iron, continuous-duty pumps with a vertical float, a larger pit where the existing one short-cycles, and a discharge line sloped so it drains dry and can't freeze in winter.
The most common sump pump repair call. A tethered float wedges against the pit wall or a cable, and the pump never starts — or never stops. We replace it with a vertical or electronic switch and reset the on/off levels for your pit.
Wind off the lake freezes a flat discharge pipe in the Bluffs and Guildwood; tree roots and silt block it in older Wexford and Cliffside yards. The pump runs, nothing leaves, and the motor burns out. We thaw or clear the line and re-slope it so it drains dry.
Fine sand and silt from the Bluffs soil clog the intake screen; a worn check valve lets every gallon fall back into the pit so the pump cycles nonstop. Pit cleaning plus a new check valve fixes most "runs constantly" complaints without a new pump.
A pump well past its service life, or a small unit asked to handle a ravine lot's spring inflow, dies on the wettest day of the year. That's a sump pump replacement, not a repair — we size the new one to the pit and the lot, and add the backup while we're there.
A sump pump handles groundwater. For sewer backup during the same storm, pair it with a backwater valve — both on one subsidy claim.
(437) 475-2458If the high-water alarm is sounding or the pit is full and the pump is silent, a few minutes of action can keep the water below the slab:
Check the breaker and GFCI: A sump pump on a GFCI outlet trips easily in a damp basement. Reset it once. If it trips again, leave it — the motor is shorting and needs replacement, not another reset.
Lift the float by hand: If the pump starts when you raise the float, the switch is stuck, not the motor. Clear whatever it's caught on and keep an eye on it until we get there.
Check the discharge outside: In winter, a frozen outlet is the usual cause. Pour warm water on the exit or temporarily disconnect the line at the pump and run a hose to a floor drain.
Move what you can off the floor: Boxes, cords, and anything plugged in near the pit. Don't stand in water to reach the pump or outlet.
These steps buy time, not a fix. For 24/7 sump pump repair in Scarborough, call ASAP Scarborough Plumbing Services — we're at most homes within the hour with a replacement pump on board.
One pump with no backup and no alarm is a single point of failure in the wettest week of the year. These four things are what separate a dry basement from an insurance claim.
A second pump on a deep-cycle battery, mounted above the primary. It starts on power loss or primary failure and keeps pumping for hours. The City subsidy contributes toward it. We size the battery to the inflow your pit actually sees, not the box rating.
Runs on municipal water pressure — no battery to charge or replace, unlimited run time, nothing to go flat during a multi-day outage. Right for Scarborough homes on city water with good pressure; we check the supply and install the backflow protection it requires.
A float-triggered alarm set just above the pump's start level. It sounds when the water is rising faster than the pump can move it — before the slab, not after. Wi-Fi models text your phone, which matters when the basement floods while you're at work. Covered by the subsidy together with the pump.
Every spring before the thaw and every early summer before storm season: pour water to the start level, time the cycle, check the check valve, load-test the backup battery, clear the pit and screen, walk the discharge line. A short visit that finds the stuck float in April instead of in the middle of a July storm.
Book a pre-season sump pump test or a backup pump installation before the next storm — not after it.
(437) 475-2458A failed pump with water rising in the pit is an emergency call, and we're usually at a Scarborough home within the hour, 24/7 — Malvern and Agincourt to Guildwood and the Bluffs. The trucks carry replacement submersible pumps, float switches, check valves, and battery backups, so most sump pump repair is done on the first visit.
Repair when it's a stuck float, clogged intake, bad check valve, or tripped circuit on a pump that still has life in it. Sump pump replacement makes sense when the motor is burnt out, it short-cycles after cleaning, it's undersized for your spring inflow, or it's near the end of its service life. We load-test it and give you both prices before touching anything.
Yes, if you have a finished basement. The thunderstorms that fill the pit are the ones that cut power north of the 401, and a primary pump with no electricity is just a hole in the floor. A battery backup starts automatically and runs for hours; a water-powered backup runs indefinitely on city water pressure. The Toronto subsidy contributes toward the battery backup, so it's rarely the expensive add-on people expect.
Yes. The City of Toronto Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program covers a large share of the cost of a sump pump and alarm, with an additional amount for a battery backup, and a backwater valve and weeping tile capping can be claimed on the same application. You must be the registered owner, have downspouts disconnected from the sewer, and use a contractor with a City of Toronto business licence. We supply the itemized invoice and photos, and the City allows a generous window after installation to apply. Exact amounts change — check the City's program page for the current figures.
Usually one of four things: a failed check valve letting water fall back into the pit after every cycle, a float set too tight or jammed against the pit wall, a pit too small for the inflow, or a frozen or blocked discharge line. In the high-water-table areas of West Hill and Port Union it can also mean the pump is undersized. We find which one and fix the cause rather than resetting it.
Twice a year in Scarborough — before the spring thaw and before summer storm season. We pour water to the start level and time the cycle, check that the check valve holds, load-test the backup battery, clean the pit and intake screen, confirm the high-water alarm sounds, and walk the discharge line to the outlet. It's a short visit that catches the stuck float or dead battery before the storm does.
Tell us what the pump is doing — not starting, running constantly, alarm sounding — or that you want a backup pump or a pre-season test. Water rising right now? Call (437) 475-2458 instead; it's faster.
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"Pump died during the July storm in Agincourt with the power out. Searched sump pump repair near me, they came within the hour, swapped the pump and installed a battery backup the same night. Basement stayed dry."
"Our old pump in West Hill was short-cycling nonstop. They did a sump pump replacement with a bigger cast-iron unit and a new pit — it runs a few times an hour now instead of constantly."
"Float was stuck against the pit wall. Quick sump pump repair in Wexford, replaced it with a vertical switch, and they didn't try to sell me a new pump when I didn't need one."
"New sump pump installation in our Guildwood finished basement, plus a backwater valve. They handled the Toronto subsidy paperwork — invoice, photos, all of it. Got a good chunk of the cost back."
"Had a battery backup sump pump added before storm season. A few weeks later the power went out for hours in a downpour and the backup ran the whole time. Best money we've spent on the house."
"Discharge line froze in February at our Cliffside place and the pump was running dry. They thawed it, re-sloped the pipe so it drains, and the alarm they installed has already saved us once."
"Googled sump pump installation near me for our Port Union house near the creek. They sized the pump for the water table, not the cheapest option, and explained why. Spring thaw came and went without a drop."
"Booked the pre-season test in March. They found a check valve that had failed and a battery that wouldn't hold a charge — both replaced before the thaw. Cheap insurance for a finished basement in Bendale."
Repair, replacement, new installation, backup pump, or a pre-season test — one call covers all of it, anywhere in Scarborough.
Call ASAP Scarborough Plumbing Services, 24/7.
(437) 475-2458