I don't have a lot of experence with them other than assisting the plumbing shop in changing out a lot of them. Personally i bought a pedestal pump in 1973 and two years ago the galvanized piep in the riser line rusted into. So after replacing that it was still running. Now understand this pump sometimes didn't have to run at all during the dry seasons. It was in the crawl space and pumped out water that came in trough the foundation walls. Building additions helped reduce the influx of water so at last it was only entering along a 24 foot sectgion on the north side. I had bought this pump at a farm and home store for around $80. in 1973 dollars. I only dug a dirt sump for the water to go into so once in a great while the dirt silt would cover the intake and I had to clear it out. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: RJ To: handyman Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:29 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sump pump
Had the great displeasure of my sump pump going south on me. Bought a submersible pump that cost around $200 with a life time guarantee, thinking it would give me a while before it went south. That was a pipe dream, it lasted about two years.I did take it back to Home Depot and the pump was replaced without a hassle. Got the pump in the sump bucket and being in a hurry, I didn't tape the wires out on the pipe. You guessed it, the wires got tangled up with the float and by luck I got it this morning before we had another swimming pool in the basement. Does anyone have a recommendation on a good sump pump that will receive a real work out and last a while. Is a submersible, pre-standing, or a floor sucker sump pump the best in your opinion. RJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
