Sump Pumps in Wadsworth & Greater Akron, OH

A sump pump is the one appliance in your house that only matters a few days a year. When those days come, usually a March thaw or a July downpour, it either works or you have a wet basement. We install, repair and back up sump systems for homeowners across Wadsworth, Norton, Copley, Barberton, Medina and the rest of Greater Akron. Mackin & Sons is family-owned, founded in 2009, with 17,000+ jobs and a 4.9 star average across 600+ Google reviews.

Why basements around Akron take on water

Northeast Ohio sits on heavy clay soil, and clay does not drain. When snowmelt or a spring storm saturates the ground, water presses against your foundation and works its way to the footer drains. Those drains feed your sump crock, and the pump is the only thing standing between that water and your basement floor. Add our freeze-thaw cycles, which shift foundations and crack discharge lines, plus a lot of housing built in the 1950s through the 70s with original footer drains and undersized crocks, and you get a region where a working sump pump is not optional.

Signs your pump is in trouble

Call before the storm if you notice any of these:

• Water rising in the crock during heavy rain while the pump sits silent
• The pump runs constantly or kicks on and off every few minutes
• Grinding, rattling or humming instead of a clean pumping sound
• A musty smell or damp floor near the pit
• The pump is past 7 years old and has never been serviced

During a storm, if you see water coming up in the sump crock faster than the pump can move it, that is an emergency. Call us at 330-825-3686. We answer nights, weekends and holidays through our emergency plumbing line.

What happens on the visit

We test the pump and the float switch, check the check valve (a leaking one makes the pump move the same water twice), inspect the discharge line outside, and look at the crock itself. Then you get a price in writing before any work starts. Our trucks carry common pumps, switches and check valves, so most repairs and straight swaps happen in one visit. The dispatch fee is $79 in our core area, $89 in Greater Akron, and it rolls into the job if you approve the work. Details are on our pricing page.

Primary pumps: submersible or pedestal

The primary pump does the everyday work. Submersible pumps sit down in the pit, run quieter, and tend to be more reliable, so that is what we usually recommend. Pedestal pumps sit above the pit and are easier to reach for service. Either way, we size the pump to your crock and to the amount of water your footer drains actually move, not whatever happens to be on the shelf.

Backup pumps: battery or water powered

Your primary pump runs on electricity. The storms that flood basements are the same storms that knock out power, and a backup pump covers that gap.

Backup type	How it runs	Keep in mind
Battery backup	Deep-cycle battery when the power drops	Check the battery every 6 months, replace every 3 to 5 years
Water-powered	Your home’s municipal water pressure	Needs city water, so not an option on a well
Generator-connected	Keeps the primary pump itself running	Covers your existing pump through an outage

On a well, your backup needs a battery, since water-powered units rely on city pressure. See our well pump services.

Basic protection starts with a dual controller for a few hundred dollars. The price moves up from there with a full backup pump, Wi-Fi monitoring or extra batteries for longer run time. We walk you through the options and you pick what fits.

Pump alarms

An alarm will not pump a single gallon, but it buys you the hours that matter. Without one, the first sign of a dead pump is usually a wet floor. We install simple audible high-water alarms, puck-style alarms, and Wi-Fi units that ping your phone when the water rises or the power drops. Many of the backup systems we install come with an alarm built in. Test the alarm once a year, ideally during your annual pump check.

Repair or replace, honestly

A stuck float switch or a leaking check valve on a younger pump is a cheap fix, and we will tell you so. But most sump pumps last 7 to 10 years. If yours is in that range and acting up, putting money into it usually buys one more season, not five. We will give you both prices and let you decide.

Why this is plumber work

A sump pump looks like a plug-in appliance. The failures we get called to are usually installs that skipped the details: a pump sized wrong for the crock, no air relief hole drilled so the pump air-locks, discharge piping that dumps water right back against the foundation, or a check valve in backwards. A new crock means excavation, electrical and getting the discharge point right. We work under our Ohio plumbing license, insured and background-checked, and installations carry a minimum 1-year warranty. While we are down there, we can also look at yard drainage if water pools against the house.

Serving Wadsworth and Greater Akron since 2009

You get an on-the-way text, a price approved in writing, and a dry basement. Book online or call 330-825-3686.

What it costs: Basic backup protection with a dual controller runs a few hundred dollars; a full backup pump, Wi-Fi monitoring or extra batteries move the price up from there. See our full pricing.