Need A New Sump Pump..What Brand?

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I've had good experience with Liberty Pumps. I don't do much with dewatering pumps, but I put in sewage ejectors from time to time, and I use Liberty if I have a choice.

Years ago, I put a Zoeller sewage ejector in for a customer, one of their package units, and it died fifteen months later. Zoeller had a 12-month warranty on the pump and wouldn't budge. Customer had to pay full price for the replacement, which I thought was pretty lousy. At least the Liberty's I use have a two-year warranty.
 
How much capacity do you need?
I have a hundred buck Flotec float switch submersible that I installed as a replacement in January 2003.
It's still going strong even though it will run almost continuously in heavy rain conditions.
I bought a new one as a spare a couple of years ago using some sort of Meijer discount.
It's ready to go when I need it.
What I'm trying to express is that a fairly inexpensive sump pump may be all you need.
 
I have had hit and miss experiences with anything with an iron base. Maybe it is the water here, but it seems that base along with the threads rot out before the pump motor is done. Lost 2 pumps that way.. 1 of which the threaded pipe fell off of and the pump ran and ran until finally kicking the bucket.

The current pump (pedestal) on the other hand has been in use for about 4 years with no issues.

A larger pit is the key IMO. That way the pump cycles less.
 
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I have had hit and miss experiences with anything with an iron base. Maybe it is the water here, but it seems that base along with the threads rot out before the pump motor is done. Lost 2 pumps that way.. 1 of which the threaded pipe fell off of and the pump ran and ran until finally kicking the bucket.

The current pump (pedestal) on the other hand has been in use for about 4 years with no issues.

A larger pit is the key IMO. That way the pump cycles less.


This one I got has a Thermoplastic Base and Impellar. I coated all the metal with diaelectric grease.
 
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I had a Craftsman (made in USA) that lasted 14 yrs. Of course when it fails, bad things happens. I doubt any new one will last that long. I'm now going to replace every 5-7 years even if it's working. In very dry spells, I'm also going to haul water down to basement, to fill the hole a few times during the summer.
 
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In very dry spells, I'm also going to haul water down to basement, to fill the hole a few times during the summer.


Why's that? If it's submersed in water 24/7 it's just going to rust out like mine did.
 
I don't profess to be an expert, but my pump guy's been around forever. He says Goulds pumps are the only way to go for pumps in a "mission critical" situation. I've got one in the septic and one in the basement sump. Just wanted to throw that out there as an alternative...
 
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Originally Posted By: kkreit01
In very dry spells, I'm also going to haul water down to basement, to fill the hole a few times during the summer.


Why's that? If it's submersed in water 24/7 it's just going to rust out like mine did.


My insurance agent mentioned this when mine failed, and my basement flooded a few years ago. During dry spells, this will confirm it's still working, and it could potentially prevent a catastrophe. That's what happened to us. We typically have a really wet spring, and then dry/hot summer. In the fall, it starts raining again. When ours failed, we had >5" during Labor Day weekend. Had I tested the pump during the summer, I may have caught it, replaced myself, and saved a lot of money, backaches, and damage.
 
No matter how good of a Sump Pump you buy, the 'Switch' is the weak point.

Have an EXTRA Switch and have an EXTRA PUMP all ready to put into action.

I have (3) Pumps ready to go.
My brother says he has none. He'll go to the store if he needs one.

Edit: Some type of Water Alarm is needed if you want a early warning.
I made one from a 'pressure switch' from a washing machine.
I test the Alarm every 3 Months.
It has awaking me in the middle of the night several times.
 
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Little Giant. Made in Oklahoma City...never had one fail on me. They make a lot of pump motors for people that have well water instead of city water.
 
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