| There are a lot of homes, particularly those with full | | | | lowers. If the timing seems to be off on your pump, |
| basements which have a sump pump sitting in some | | | | this is the first thing that you should check. Believe it |
| out-of-the-way corner. Although these machines | | | | or not, this is one of the most common sump pump |
| typically run without any difficulty, there may be | | | | problems and it is also one of the easiest to fix. |
| some sump pump problems that come up from time | | | | If you have a problem because your pump is no |
| to time which need to be addressed. Here are some | | | | longer able to keep up with the amount of water |
| of the problems that you may need to take care of | | | | that is coming into the sump hole, you may have no |
| and how to handle them. | | | | other choice than to get a different pump. Sump |
| If your pump doesn't seem to be clicking on the right | | | | pumps are rated according to the amount of water |
| time anymore, it is typically a problem with one of | | | | that they pump per minute so make sure that you |
| the stops on the floats stem. These stops are put | | | | are getting one that is going to be able to keep up |
| into place so that as the water level rises, the float | | | | with the demand. The only other choice is installing a |
| will force the rod up in order to turn on the pump. | | | | second sump pump but most residential sump holes |
| The opposite is also true whenever the water level | | | | are not large enough to do this. |