wrote in message
...
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:29:05 GMT, "Toller" wrote:


"Special Ed" ed@spl-edu wrote in message
...
"Toller" wrote in message
...
My house is 24 years old. It is built on a hillside with a walkout
basement.

When I bought it 12 years ago I found the sump pump was installed
incorrectly and couldn't work. I fixed it and it worked fine when I
flooded the sump. It has never actually cycled because of water in the
sump.

A few months ago we really heavy rains and snow melt; there was
flooding
all around. The bottom of my sump had an inch of water in it, but it
would have to come up about 16" to cycle the pump. When I emptied my
water heater into it, it emptied immediately. So, you get the idea
that
I am pretty dry.

Okay, the problem. Just for the heck of it, I tested the pump today.
It
doesn't work.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/pump.jpg
It is so badly corroded I can't even read what brand it is.
Any point to trying fix it, or is the inside probably as bad as the
outside?
Should I replace it, or just board over the sump? If it hasn't had
more
than an inch in 24 years, the chances of it coming up 2' is pretty
small,
but not absolutely impossible. I could use the extra floor space.

I drain my shop sink into the sump, but could still do that; I don't
use
it much.

How much do you pay for car insurance and homeowner's insurance. How man
accidents/fires have you have in the last 24 years.

Still want to save $75 on a new sump pump?

Actually I wanted the extra floor space more then the $75; but I just
finished installing a new one.
Despite running a hose full blast, I couldn't get the water high enough to
test it; I guess I will have to wait until it is wetter out.


I'm glad you replaced it. If a house has a sump pump pit, it was
built to have one. The drain tiles drain in there and sooner or later
you will need it. It siezed up from lack of use. You got to run them
at least a few times a year. If the pit dont fill up all the way with
water, fill it partway and life the float manually to pump some water.

The pump you have there is a Zoeller. Although you got a new pump,
I'd recommend trying to fix your old one for a spare. The reason is
because Zoeller pumps are excellent and well made. If I was near you,
I'd be happy to take the old one off your hands. I have rebuilt
several of them. All that rust and crap will usually clean off. I
cleaned up my old ones, took them apart, rebuilt them and painted
them. They are like new. A new impeller is probably all it needs.
The bottom comes off with about 8 screws. There is a thing to know
about these, and that is to save the oil inside. It's banana oil
(yeah, I never knew there was such a thing till I tore that pump
apart, and went to buy parts and asked the parts guy what kind of oil
to fill it with. He sold me some).

I have one that's probably 40 years old and still works fine. I just
replaced the impeller and lower seal. painted it up and was good to
go. I think I replaced the switch once too. Thats under the top
cover, 4 screws remove that, and a new gasket is needed to keep water
out.

You can go to
http://www.zoeller.com/zcopump/Produ...e/litindex.htm for
the index.

That is most likely the series 50 pump, probably the model 55
Spec sheet he
http://www.zoeller.com/zcopump/zcopdfdocs/FM2264.pdf

Parts blowup he
http://www.zoeller.com/zcopump/zcopdfdocs/FM0537.pdf

Mark

I will read through it, thanks.