Check that the float switch is not dislodged or jammed and lift it. Check that debris or foreign objects aren’t clogging your pump. If this doesn’t work, turn off the power to your sump pump and check the impeller for a clog. You’ll need to remove the screen at the bottom of th...
Pedestal Pumpsare partly immersed in water having the motor section above the water, this makes them cheaper to manufcture, and also making them many time louder. When people talk about sump pumps being loud, they are normally referencing a pedestal pump. They also use a float mechanism to ...
A simple installation provides a pump control float switch that turns on the backup pump only water in the pumping chamber reaches a level above that normally handled by the primary sump pump. This approach provides both pump backup and the ability to handle surges in building water entry loads...
One technique uses a float valve to sense if the water is too high, signalling that the mechanism controlling the pump has malfunctioned. The other is a current monitor that senses if the sump pump has been running too long (caused by the sump’s water sensor getting stuck in the on ...
Another thing that they need to do is to clear the grate of rocks and other materials that may be there. Make sure that the pump is in its fully upright position when you put it back in place or the float arm may not be able to detect the presence of water and activate the pump....
A protection column is employed about a sump pump to exclude liquid and foreign matter in the sump from entering the pump interior until a time just prior to priming and activation of the pump. The column has a closed bottom portion serving as a vessel and permitting the column to float as...
The SP/SPR pump design with either hard metal (SP) or elastomer covered (SPR) components makes it ideal for abrasive and/or corrosive slurries, large particle sizes, high density slurries, continuous or "snore" operation, heavy duties demanding cantilever shafts. Spare P...
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Automatic float control switch for a bilge and sump pumpStephen R OrthBurton L Siegal
The pump operation isfully automatic– it works whether you are home or away. The backup pump has its own float switch, which activates the pump when the water level in the sump pit rises too high – above the level normally allowed by the primary sump pump. This also activates an audibl...