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Posted by hr(bob) hofmann@att.net on June 8, 2008, 11:40 pm
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> >I have a submersible sump pump that's only a couple of years old. To
> > make a long story short, some work on the piping necessitated that I
> > bring up the pump. With my pipes back together, I lowered the pump
> > down only to find out that it now won't shut off.
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> > I've examined it, and I can't see that the float would be getting
> > stuck. The switch has some odd behavior, though. When raised up a
> > little, it starts the pump. But when raised up just a little more, it
> > latches, and the float is nowhere near heavy enough to bring it back
> > down. And that's what's happening. The sump fills up, the float switch
> > latches, and the pump doesn't stop.
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> > Like I said, it's a fairly new pump. What part of this is normal
> > behavior, and what is the problem? Is it supposed to latch? Is the
> > float supposed to be able to unlatch it? Other than buy a brand new
> > pump again, what can I do?
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> > Any suggestions would be immensely appreciated.
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> Look at it.
> Figure out why it is misbehaving.
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If this is a float on the end of a power cord, the easiest thing to do
is go to a hardware store and buy a new float switch. They go bad
frequently.
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