Re: Failed water pump and sump query

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:14:14 +0000, N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

On 25/02/2025 13:09, Thomas Prufer wrote:

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:18:21 +0000, N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:
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After a few light taps to the body, normal centrifugal  switch action
returned . 10 on /off cycles without any tapping, just lifting the float
switch . The owner will activate via lifting the float switch once a
month from now on, hopefully will keep it free.

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Have the owner buy a "water alarm": small box, 9 Volt battery, beeper -- makes a
loud noise when wet. Very little money, under 10 Euros/dollars/pounds, Amazon,
eBay, Aliexpress...
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Fasten it in the sump suitably -- less likely for the water to sneak up on
him...
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Thomas Prufer
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The problem is knowing whether the pump has actually worked unless you
are around and hear it. I came up with a simple solution to that.
A Lego brick tied to the outlet snorkel pipe with a bitofcord and the
Lego flicked down into the snorkel tube. Any pump activity would soon
chuck out the Lego

Nice solution!

The other problem is the water rising, and you don't notice it until it's too
late, no pump, flooding, ...

Friend had a plumber in, who left such a water alarm after doing his work, as a
gift. This had the plumber's name and number on it. Yeah, well, whatever...

Two months later it beeped, they went to investigate, and caught a (different)
leak when it was still an easily manageable puddle... The plumber got repeat
business. 


Thomas Prufer