On Sep 30, 4:38*pm, "Joe J" wrote:
"hr(bob) " wrote in message

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On Sep 30, 3:30 pm, "Joe J" wrote:

You have not said if the switch is a float tethered to the pump or the
kind where the float rises up and down on a rod/lever and that turns a
click type switch on. *If it is a float tethered to the pump, you just
go buy a new switch, plug it into the wall and then plug the pump into
the switch. *The pump itself sounds like it is working fine.

Looks like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...ProductDisplay...

But I don't quite understand your replacement fix. *Are you saying that
float is a stand-alone item I can buy?

Thanks,
Joe

Your float switch is hard-wired into the pump. You can buy a separate
float/switch that plugs into the wall and then the permanently wired
on pump plugs into the switch. I don't have any photos handy. You
can buy one of those types of switches for under $20, but you will
have to go into you pump and bypass the present float/switch so the
pump is always on.