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    keithd87 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 3, 2010, 07:44 PM
    Why is my pump for my lift station is on but not draining?
    Water is not emptying even though the pump is on. It just kind of bubbles and water comes out of the top
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    Jun 4, 2010, 01:22 AM

    Float may have debris on it preventing it from shutting of the pump. Open up the pit and hose off the pump and float.
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    Jun 4, 2010, 05:38 AM

    It just kind of bubbles and water comes out of the top
    'What bubbles and do you have water leaking out of the top of the pit cover? Let me know, Tom
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