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look at these pumps http://www.proseriespumps.com/proseries/ i had a similar issue, needing to replace rigid brand pumps with crazy amp draw. I went with this model and I was able to get it done for about $1,000, including the battery. The bonus of this model is the 20 amp charger, so if...

sensor input to alarm or similar is a better choice I have a dual pump system, one main a/c pump and a dc back up. the back up pump has a charger/monitoring system that has an output that can be wired to an open sensor point in most home alarm systems. this way, i'm not dealing with the alarm...

My submersible sump pump is rated at 55 GPM at 10ft of head. The discharge pipe rises from the pit, to the basement ceiling and then across the basement to discharge on the other side of the house. The entire run is piped with 1.5" Sch 40 PVC. I've read that the max flow on a 1.5' PVC is...

Several forum members swear by the SJE Rhombus Verticalmaster pump switch. It looks like SJE has another product, the SJE D-master, which is another pump switch, but it is a non-tethered, pressure activated, diaphragm switch. it has 10" of travel, longer than the vertical master's 6.5"...

a few thoughts 1. Don't be afraid to use a larger diameter pipe, like 2 or larger. 2. Use schedule 40 3. set the pipe in some gravel so that you don't develop low spots that freeze later on after the pipe settles into the dirt 4. take pictures of the trench before filling it all in 5. Make...

I dumped the hydrocheck in 96 hours The hydro check was terrible. During a period of peak flow, the hydrocheck became unreliable - because the sump filled quickly, the contact wouldn't reset and the switch failed to act - so it was removed and replaced withvthe sje mentioned in this thread. The...

I have a submersible pump and, after researching on this site, determined that I have been pumping out groundwater because the pump's integrated float switch is too short. I could probably put the pump on a brick to raise it up, but i've determined that the vertical float is best (i'm open to...

thanks as much fun as this could be and a great opportunity to buy more tools, i think i'm going to split the job with a pro - i'll handle the ditch and let the pro finish it up! thanks again.

I'll leave the sordid story of my twice wet basement for another time, but I received permission from my town to pipe my sump (and gutter) discharge into the catchbasin. You see, I live on the corner of two streets and at that corner is catch basin. A prior owner routed a PVC pipe to the...

thanks for the feedback on scale! It arrived today to work as the switch after the integral switch in my abs robusta pump failed. i'll watch it carefully.

understood - others have extolled the virtues of pedestal pumps but your clarification makes sense. thanks.

the only switch, right now, is the one integral to the pump -- so there is no separate plug or wire or anything. thanks re SJM switch - i may order it; i have a hydrocheck HiLo electronic switch on the way now. thanks again.

what is the consequence of being in the bottom of the pit? why is that "not at all nice"?

Given the failure of the integral float switch in less than one year of operation, I'm interested in the members' opinion of the ABS Robusta sump pump. My plumber installed a submersible ABS Robusta 1/2 hp pump in Feb 2008 after the existing 1/3 hp Rigid pedestal pump failed to move the water...

For a variety of reasons, this is on the way to me because the float switch integral to the ABS Robusta 1/2hp pump in the sump pit has finally failed after 72 hours of intermittent error. You should know that the ABS Robusta was installed NEW in Feb 2008. I chose this product because after...