24/7 emergency lift station pumping and repair. When a lift station stops, wastewater has nowhere to go but back up — into floor drains, parking lots and the units above. Pumps burn out, float switches stick, and grease and solids pile up in the wet well, so an alarm at 2 a.m. becomes a health hazard by morning. Express Drain & Sewer Cleaning pumps wet wells, fixes pump and float-switch failures, and puts preventive maintenance contracts in place for condos, HOAs, municipalities, shopping centers and commercial properties across Hollywood, Miami-Dade and Broward, plus select Palm Beach County properties. Alarm going off right now? Call (954) 763-2520 with the station location and what you're seeing — we answer around the clock.
Pump failure or alarm: the first hour matters
An alarm, a backup, or water pooling over the station lid means the lift station has stopped moving wastewater — and everything upstream keeps coming. Call (954) 763-2520 with the property address, which station is affected, and what the panel shows. We dispatch 24 hours a day, including nights, weekends and holidays. Until the truck arrives, keep people and pets clear of any overflow, stop flushing and running water, and leave the control cabinets and wet well cover closed. Live electrical equipment and confined-space gases are what actually hurt people in these events.
Pump failures, float switches and control panels
A dead station usually comes down to one of three things: the pump (worn impeller, burnt-out motor, or debris wrapped around the shaft), the float switch that tells it when to start and stop, or the control panel, starter and alternation timer. A stuck float is the classic reason a station runs nonstop or never kicks on. We test each pump, exercise the floats, check the panel and read its fault history before recommending anything — so you know whether you need a cleaning, a switch, or a pump, and what it costs, before work starts.
Wet well pumping and cleaning
Grease floats, solids sink, and rags, wipes and roots collect on the floor until pumps clog and floats jam. We pump the wet well down with a vacuum truck, remove the accumulated grease and solids, wash down the walls and screens, and inspect the guides, rails, check valves and discharge pipework while it's empty. Regular pumping is what stops repeat call-outs — but if a pump or float is already worn, pumping alone won't fix it, and we'll tell you while we're still on site. See our wet well cleaning service →
Preventive maintenance contracts for condos, HOAs and municipalities
Condo and HOA boards, property managers, municipalities and commercial operators get a scheduled plan instead of an emergency: wet well pumping, pump and float-switch testing, control-panel checks, and a written report after every visit so your records show what was done and when. Frequency follows the station's load — a restaurant-fed or densely occupied station needs more than a light-duty one. Emergency pump-outs cost more than the contract that prevents them, and a documented history is what insurers and health inspectors ask for. Express Drain & Sewer Cleaning is based at 5801 Mayo St in Hollywood, holds Florida license CFC019202, and is open 24 hours across Miami-Dade and Broward, plus select Palm Beach County properties. Call (954) 763-2520 for a maintenance quote.