Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Your hockey stick suggestion was exactly what the doctor ordered!!! Holy cow. I wasn't sure what to do and I tried reaching in to the mucky looking water but couldn't reach and the water was overflowing but after seeing this I used a hockey stick and presto, it freed the float and the pump kicked on. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm freaking out because it's pouring and my sump pump float isn't working and so many other videos were useless! Thanks to you, while my husband is out buying a new float switch, I watched your video and we can fix this ourselves in time. Thank you!
I just got a house with a sump pump. Today I found it had a pit full of cloudy water. No clue what to do to troubleshoot the situation besides confirming it had power. Honestly, I didn't even know what the pump looked like but after watching only one minute of this video I put down my phone and grabbed a broom handle (didn't have anything with a curve handy) and gently moved around the bottom. It either touched or jostled the floater and kicked on. Emptied the water like normal and freed me from worry about a flooding basement. Thanks!!
I have a sump pump in my basement that works intermittently. The pump has the same kind of float as the one in this video. When it doesn't trigger, I have to go down there and shake the pipe a little bit to make the float come up. I think the float gets stuck on the bucket. Do you think a pump with a vertical float would be better? My handyman recommended just getting a bigger bucket, but that would require digging out all the rocks around the current bucket to install the bigger bucket, which I think would be a lot of unnecessary work.
A vertical float would make more sense in your case, rather than digging up the ground. Just make sure the float has a clear path upwards once installed.
Do you have any advice for when the pump doesn’t turn off after the float is down? Pits almost empty but pump keeps running every 2 mins or so. Float barely gets upright!
My sump has a plastic float on a guide rod, it turns on but turns of in under a second so it doesnt pump out much of anything and turns on every 30 seconds for short burst.
Hi we have the same deign of sump pump.. can you give me some advice how can i get out everything mine is humming and float is working, but i cant get out the whole thing as looks like it is the elbow has been glued.. do you have any idea
Shortly after shooting this video I had to remove the actual pump as well so I can clean it. Too bad I didn't put it on TH-cam. Anyhow, I had to cut the pipe to remove the pump. Then I bought a flexible hose and two pipe clamps to hook up the pump to the pipe again. It's easier than gluing the pipe back together.
Mine had the same symptoms. I found out it was clogged. Took it a part. A lot of fabrico stock inside. Put it together 10 years ago. Ads still working. Today my float went bad. The wire Brock at the part where you tide it up to the pump itself.
When you went to raise the float, you did not raise it high enough, it was only raised up to where it was at no angle, I have seen tether switches that activate at a 15 degree angle all the way up to a 45 degree angle.
I have a situation where the sump is not high enough to raise the float to where it will turn on. Amazon to the rescue! They sell a float that attachés to the side of the pump. It's a cylinder, about 2 inches in diameter. Inside the cylinder is a plastic float that monitors the water level. It will activate the pump and bring the water level down to about one inch. It works very well.
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld The float from Amazon replaces the original float, but there's no need to remove the old one. My problem was that the water would go over the upper edge of the sump without raising the old float far enough to start the pump. With the Amazon float, the pump will turn on if there two to three inches of water and shut off when the water level get down to about one inch.
Dick Ligda: A link or even the name of the product would be very much appreciated. I have been having problems with my float for years, and I am ready to get another one. The pump works fine, but the float usually fails to trigger the pump automatically. I saw one on Amazon that I thought fit your description, but I was not sure.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Your hockey stick suggestion was exactly what the doctor ordered!!! Holy cow. I wasn't sure what to do and I tried reaching in to the mucky looking water but couldn't reach and the water was overflowing but after seeing this I used a hockey stick and presto, it freed the float and the pump kicked on. Thank you!
Awesome, glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm freaking out because it's pouring and my sump pump float isn't working and so many other videos were useless! Thanks to you, while my husband is out buying a new float switch, I watched your video and we can fix this ourselves in time. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you for the video. This may save me thousands of dollars.❤🙏
You're welcome!
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld ❤️
Excellent and easy to follow instructions. Thanks!
You're welcome!
I just got a house with a sump pump. Today I found it had a pit full of cloudy water. No clue what to do to troubleshoot the situation besides confirming it had power. Honestly, I didn't even know what the pump looked like but after watching only one minute of this video I put down my phone and grabbed a broom handle (didn't have anything with a curve handy) and gently moved around the bottom. It either touched or jostled the floater and kicked on. Emptied the water like normal and freed me from worry about a flooding basement. Thanks!!
Glad to help!
Awesome... thank you so much. I think that's exactly my issue.
You're welcome, glad I could help!
How did you attach the float wire to the pump
I have a sump pump in my basement that works intermittently. The pump has the same kind of float as the one in this video. When it doesn't trigger, I have to go down there and shake the pipe a little bit to make the float come up. I think the float gets stuck on the bucket. Do you think a pump with a vertical float would be better?
My handyman recommended just getting a bigger bucket, but that would require digging out all the rocks around the current bucket to install the bigger bucket, which I think would be a lot of unnecessary work.
A vertical float would make more sense in your case, rather than digging up the ground. Just make sure the float has a clear path upwards once installed.
Best float video thank you so much
Thanks, and you're welcome!
Do you have any advice for when the pump doesn’t turn off after the float is down? Pits almost empty but pump keeps running every 2 mins or so. Float barely gets upright!
Perhaps the float is defective. It should turn off the pump if it's hanging all the way down.
My sump has a plastic float on a guide rod, it turns on but turns of in under a second so it doesnt pump out much of anything and turns on every 30 seconds for short burst.
Check the rod linkage if there's any way to adjust it. It might be set too tight or something.
Awesome!
What is the model /reference of the new floater and where i can buy it please
Thanks
I cannot remember the model # but if you bring the old one to any hardware store, they will be able to give you an exact replacement.
Hi we have the same deign of sump pump.. can you give me some advice how can i get out everything mine is humming and float is working, but i cant get out the whole thing as looks like it is the elbow has been glued.. do you have any idea
Shortly after shooting this video I had to remove the actual pump as well so I can clean it. Too bad I didn't put it on TH-cam. Anyhow, I had to cut the pipe to remove the pump. Then I bought a flexible hose and two pipe clamps to hook up the pump to the pipe again. It's easier than gluing the pipe back together.
Mine had the same symptoms. I found out it was clogged. Took it a part. A lot of fabrico stock inside. Put it together 10 years ago. Ads still working. Today my float went bad. The wire Brock at the part where you tide it up to the pump itself.
Whats the length from the place you attached it to the sump to the float itself?
You mean the distance from the float to the bracket that attaches it to the pump? About 8 inches.
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld cable length from the float ball to the pump bracket that hooks the wire
@@ssap3717 Yup, approx. 8 to 10 inches
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld Is it okay to set the float to rise above the inlet valve? Worried the water would back flow
@@ssap3717 It is not advisable to set it above the inlet level. In my case, it is just slightly below the inlet pipe.
Where did you buy the float pump?
From Rona, which is a local hardware store.
what about when i move my up it will trip the gfci outlet ?
No it shouldn't trip your GFCI if you move up the float.
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld .. it does. So it means that the float has a short inside
@@MrRuss58 Most likely. Sounds like you need an entirely new float.
When you went to raise the float, you did not raise it high enough, it was only raised up to where it was at no angle, I have seen tether switches that activate at a 15 degree angle all the way up to a 45 degree angle.
I actually did reach in with my hand to raise it up completely, but could not hold the camera to film it :)
I have a situation where the sump is not high enough to raise the float to where it will turn on. Amazon to the rescue! They sell a float that attachés to the side of the pump. It's a cylinder, about 2 inches in diameter. Inside the cylinder is a plastic float that monitors the water level. It will activate the pump and bring the water level down to about one inch. It works very well.
So there's no more need for an actual old-school float?
@@SnowRidaTravelsTheWorld The float from Amazon replaces the original float, but there's no need to remove the old one. My problem was that the water would go over the upper edge of the sump without raising the old float far enough to start the pump. With the Amazon float, the pump will turn on if there two to three inches of water and shut off when the water level get down to about one inch.
@@dickligda3015 That sounds like a pretty good option when the float gives out. Care to share a link to the product?
Dick Ligda: A link or even the name of the product would be very much appreciated. I have been having problems with my float for years, and I am ready to get another one. The pump works fine, but the float usually fails to trigger the pump automatically. I saw one on Amazon that I thought fit your description, but I was not sure.
Dude, where are your gloves!?
:)
My float sounded like it was full of water???
If there's water inside the float, then it needs to be replaced like I did with mine in the video.
How come you did not show where the other end of the float cable connected to not very informative
If you go to 0:15 of the video, you will clearly see the float cable being unplugged from its connection.