24/7 Emergency Service in Marion County
Sump Pump Repair in Indianapolis, IN
Same-Day Repair, Priced Before We Start
Float switches, check valves, motors and frozen discharge lines. We diagnose the actual fault instead of selling you a new pump.
Answered 24 hours. Free quote over the phone.
About Sump Pump Repair Guys in Indianapolis
We repair sump pumps and nothing else. No waterproofing upsell, no membership plan. You get a diagnosis, a written price, and a full-cycle test before we leave.
Indianapolis just finished a two billion dollar tunnel to stop sewage reaching its rivers. The part nobody finished is the connection at your own house, and that one is cheap.
What is under your street now
The tunnel system came out of a 2006 federal consent decree, went fully operational in January 2026, and captures at least 95 percent of combined sewer overflows. The scale of it is hard to picture, so here it is.
- The scale
Five billion gallons a year
That is roughly what the tunnels now divert to treatment instead of letting it reach the White River and other local waterways.
- The age
Pipes from the 1880s
Rehabilitation ran alongside the tunnels because parts of the network are well over a century old, with some kept in service until they fail.
- The limit
It cannot fix your lateral
Deep storage helps the whole system in a storm. It does nothing for a cracked private line, a failed valve or a pump that stopped.
- The gap
Clear water is still getting in
The utility says plainly that clear water connections exist throughout the system, and that many homeowners do not know they have one.
Four things to check at your own house
The regulator prohibits clear water discharges to the sanitary sewer, and the utility runs a programme to find and correct them. None of these four should reach that pipe.
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Most owners simply do not know
These connections were made decades ago and are invisible from inside the house. A pump plumbed into the sanitary line looks identical to one plumbed correctly.
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A valve needs a plumber’s judgement
The utility advises that a licensed plumber should evaluate whether a backwater valve is appropriate, where it goes and which type. A permit and inspection may be required.
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Valves need servicing too
Maintenance has to happen on a regular schedule to the manufacturer’s recommendations. An unmaintained valve is a false sense of security.
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Clay and a flat city
Heavy clay drains slowly and the ground here is flat, so water that cannot soak away sits against the foundation and finds the footing drains instead.
What we repair
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Float switch
The most common failure. If it runs when you lift the float by hand, this is it.
- 02
Check valve
Failed valves drop the discharge column back into the pit seconds after shutoff.
- 03
Impeller and motor
Grinding, humming or tripping. We test under load before recommending replacement.
- 04
Pit and basin
Cracked, silted or undersized basins short-cycle every pump fitted into them.
- 05
Discharge line
Blocked, crushed, frozen, or running to a pipe it should never have been joined to.
- 06
Backup systems
Battery load testing and changeover checks, because storms take the power out.
Indianapolis neighborhoods we cover
Same-day service citywide and across Marion County.
- Broad Ripple
- Irvington
- Fountain Square
- Meridian-Kessler
- Butler-Tarkington
- Herron-Morton
- Lockerbie Square
- Fall Creek Place
- Garfield Park
- Near Eastside
- Windsor Park
- Brookside
- Haughville
- Eagle Creek
- Castleton
- Nora
- Speedway
- Beech Grove
- Lawrence
- Southport
- White River
- Pogues Run
ZIP codes we service
- 46201
- 46202
- 46203
- 46205
- 46208
- 46214
- 46218
- 46219
- 46220
- 46221
- 46222
- 46224
- 46226
- 46227
- 46229
- 46237
Not listed? We cover all of Marion County. Call and we will confirm in under a minute.
Indianapolis sump pump questions, answered
The tunnel is finished. Why did my basement still back up?
Deep storage helps the system in a storm, but it cannot help a cracked private lateral, a failed valve, a stopped pump, or clean water still entering the sanitary sewer at your own house. Those stay local problems.
How do I know if I have a clear water connection?
Most owners do not, which is the point of the utility’s programme. Check where your gutters, downspouts, sump discharge and any footing or area drains actually go. None of them should reach the sanitary sewer.
Should I fit a backwater valve?
Possibly, but it is a plumber’s call. A licensed plumber should evaluate your property and decide whether one is appropriate, where it goes and what type. A permit and inspection may be required.
Do backwater valves need maintenance?
Yes, on a regular schedule following the manufacturer’s recommendations. A valve nobody has opened in ten years is not protection, it is an assumption.
Do I need a bigger pump if mine cannot keep up?
Usually not. A failed check valve or a basin too small for the inflow both look like an undersized pump. Oversizing into a small pit causes short-cycling and destroys the switch.
How fast can someone come out?
Same day across most of Marion County, and after hours when water is already coming in. Most parts-level repairs finish in the same visit.
Two billion under the street. Check the pipe at your house.
Emergency repair, diagnostics, pit and valve testing, or a dry-weather inspection. Serving Indianapolis and all of Marion County.