Hi,
I recently had a plumber install a new Zoeller submersible sump pump and a battery backup pump. The Zoeller pump is an automatic unit which has a self contained float switch and the "on/off" pumping range cannot be adjusted. Because I live in an area with a high water table, the pump is cycling every 30 seconds. The sump pit fills with water and after it reaches around 4 inches the pump kicks in. and the cycle starts all over again.
If I unplug the main pump, the water will level off right after it reaches the height of the inlet pipe into the pit. The pit is a little more than a third of the way full at this point. The backup float switch is set about an inch above the inlet and yesterday it took more than an hour for the water level to reach this point to switch on the backup pump.
The FAQ on Zoeller's web site mentions that "an automatic unit can be converted to operate with an external pump switch which will expand it's pumping range and decrease the amount of short cycling", but it doesn't explain how this is done.
Can anyone give me any advice on this? Do I need to replace this new pump for a pump with a manual float switch, or is the external pump switch a viable option?
Thanks,
Ed
I recently had a plumber install a new Zoeller submersible sump pump and a battery backup pump. The Zoeller pump is an automatic unit which has a self contained float switch and the "on/off" pumping range cannot be adjusted. Because I live in an area with a high water table, the pump is cycling every 30 seconds. The sump pit fills with water and after it reaches around 4 inches the pump kicks in. and the cycle starts all over again.
If I unplug the main pump, the water will level off right after it reaches the height of the inlet pipe into the pit. The pit is a little more than a third of the way full at this point. The backup float switch is set about an inch above the inlet and yesterday it took more than an hour for the water level to reach this point to switch on the backup pump.
The FAQ on Zoeller's web site mentions that "an automatic unit can be converted to operate with an external pump switch which will expand it's pumping range and decrease the amount of short cycling", but it doesn't explain how this is done.
Can anyone give me any advice on this? Do I need to replace this new pump for a pump with a manual float switch, or is the external pump switch a viable option?
Thanks,
Ed