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standoffgold

Feb 4, 2007, 11:53 AM

I have a problem with a toilet in the basement with a sump pump it wants to back up after a few flushes and it will go down when the pump comes on. What is the problem?

speedball1

Feb 4, 2007, 02:15 PM

I have a problem with a toilet in the basement with a sump pump it wants to back up after a few flushes and it will go down when the pump comes on. what is the problem?

Sounds like you might have a bad float switch in the ejector pit. Regards, Tom