Ejector Pump Repair
Don’t Let It Back Up
Fitchet Plumbing provides ejector pump repair and installation in Severna Park, MD. An ejector pump (sewage ejector) is required when a bathroom or laundry in a finished basement is below the main sewer line — it pumps waste up to the sewer level. Failure produces sewage backup in the basement. MD License #70218. Call (667) 644-3080.
What Is an Ejector Pump and When Do Severna Park Homes Need One?
For related service information, see emergency plumber — sewage backup from ejector pump failure.
Related service: sump pump service — primary and battery backup.
When a home’s finished basement contains a bathroom or laundry facility that sits below the level of the main sewer line exit through the foundation, gravity alone cannot move waste from those fixtures to the sewer. An ejector pump — a submersible pump in a sealed basin — collects waste from the below-grade fixtures and pumps it upward to the level where it can enter the main sewer line by gravity.
In Severna Park’s split-level and raised ranch homes throughout Cypress Creek, Benfield Road area, and similar 1980s-era construction, finished basement bathrooms with ejector pumps are common. When the ejector pump fails, the below-grade bathroom and any connected floor drains back up with sewage — a genuine emergency.
Signs Your Ejector Pump Is Failing
Catching ejector pump distress early prevents raw sewage backup across your finished basement floor.
Gurgling Sounds
Gurgling sounds from the basin when toilets or other fixtures drain.
Slow Draining
Slow draining from below-grade fixtures throughout the basement level.
Sewage Odour
Sewage odour from the basement area near the sealed basin unit.
Visible Backup
Visible sewage backup in the lowest basement fixture or floor drain.
Continuous Running
Pump running continuously due to float switch failure — same mechanism as a sump pump.
Ejector Pump Service — What We Handle
We carry comprehensive repair components on every truck to service below-grade sewage systems same-day.
- ✓ Diagnosis of ejector pump failure (motor, float switch, check valve, basin seal)
- ✓ Float switch replacement
- ✓ Check valve replacement
- ✓ Full ejector pump replacement
- ✓ Basin lid seal inspection and replacement (a failing seal allows sewer gas into the basement)
- ✓ Emergency response for active sewage backup situations
Basement Sewage Emergency?
Don’t wait for total overflow. Our technicians respond quickly with fully-stocked trucks to diagnose and clear sewage issues.
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