If the sump pump runs frequently but otherwise normally, every minute or so, you may be able to improve its operation by deepening the sump pit so that at each pump cycle the pump runs longer, removing more water, but running a bit less often - which is easier on the pump and its ...
If the sump pump piping moves each time the sump pump cycles on/off the piping may become abraded, cracked, and then leaky. A leak in sump pump piping will spray water like mad when the pump runs and of course it'll be unable to keep water out of your building. The thin-walled fl...
Since I did not have a programming background, I started to look for an existing project I could install on the Pi that could act as a sump pit monitor. There are other projects that can monitor sump pump activity; however, it seemed that everything I came across looked overly complicated...