Recent content by JEBlue

I am in an area with city water, so no wells. I know the water tables are very sporadic in the area. Very close to Lake Michigan, so the lake no doubt has an effect. I think your suggestion to seek out a local specialist is a very good suggestion. I really appreciate you taking the time to...

So, the million dollar question is what to do about it. If I could never pump it dry should I even bother trying or just let the water sit there at that level? I could set the upper sensor so it never gets more than 4” from the top of the crock and the low sensor a few inches below that. Is...

Hi Jim, I decided to buy a new pump and use my old one as backup. Here’s what I have decided to install: New Zoeller N53 1/3 non automatic Hi-Lo HC 6000 sensor Brady quiet check valve I’m still waiting on the Hi-Lo sensor to arrive but am all ready for the install otherwise, but I do have...

bought a Zoeller M-53 and there’s something unclear to me in the install instruction regarding need for weep hole in discharge. There are two plastic plugs in the pump housing and it sounds like you could remove them (both or only one?) negating the need for a weep hole in the discharge pipe...

Thanks, is there any way to private message on this site? I would really like to know who makes that hi-lo sump controller. Thanks again everyone!

Thank you Reach4. That was a quick response!! Thank you very much for the info. Adding the tether to the existing pump was not something I had thought about, but now that you mentioned it, it makes sense. I am looking into battery backup systems too. I had not considered another sump pit...

Hello, This is my first post to this forum. So, I built a new home a couple of years ago. Broke ground in April and had no water when basement was dug. Moved in around October and starting in December, the sump pump was running constantly. It appears to be a high water table during...