He didn't say delay the "on".

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steve


"Harry K" wrote in message
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Paul Oman wrote:
my sump pump is in an earthen pit and ground water seeps in causing the
electronic float switch to cycle on and off about every 90 seconds. I am
looking for a delay off switch that would delay the pump from turning
off for 10 or 15 seconds so that the of-off cycling would be greatly
reduced. Cannot find such a 'delay' switch / electrical plug. Any ideas?

paul

I don't follow what the delay switch would accomplish. If water is
coming in that fast, delaying the 'on' would cause the sump to
overflow.

If it can go the 10-15 sec without overflowing you can replace a
subersible pump with a pedestal and perhaps gain a bit on the duty
cycle. Depends on the depth of the sump.

Or, as it is in an 'earthen pit' you could deepen the sump and change
to a pedestal type pump (if you have a submerible now). Maybe even put
an extension on the pedestal and go really deep with the sump.

Harry K