Hello I have a question about my sump pumps. I have two of them at each end of my basement. I have never heard them turn on which I though was weird because my house was build over a natural spring. The neighbors on both sides of me have sumps that run all the time so I deicide to take the cover off and look into them they were both about ½ to ¾ full of water and the sump still had not kicked on. They are liberty S35 sumps and I read that they are not suppose to turn on until the water reach’s a level of 11” but that’s right around ¾ full. So you can bypass the float and plug them straight into the wall and they will run manually so that’s what I did. The seep holes poured water for almost two hours and finally stopped but the next day they were both full again. It is getting warmer and the snow is melting so I expect the water to be coming in from under ground but should my sumps be kicking on to keep the ground water out from under my house? I also noticed that when I dug up the stub in my basement for a shower that under the concrete were the trap is was full of water. It was not high enough to get in to the drain it self but I can’t imagine that the iron pipe sitting in water is a good thing. If any body can help answer my questions I would be very thankful. And if it helps any the house was only built 2 years ago so I am hoping to stop any damage now! :confused: :confused:

If the pumps are running when you run them manually, and they are set correctly, you shouldn't worry about them. They are set so that if the water rises above that certain point they will come on. The main thing is to check them from time to time to make sure they still run. By the way, don't run them for 2 hours! You don't want to run them dry, or the motors will burn out. They should always have water in them.

Didi

GrammaDidi is absolutely correct. Can I add that the pumps should have a low shutoff limit so they will not suck up all the water.. . nm:)

Try manually filling the sump pit with a garden hose or five gallon bucket, if the pump cycles and discharges as it is supposed to at the correct water level, then you have nothing to worry about.