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RBM[_3_]

On 12/2/2011 4:25 PM, wrote:
On Dec 2, 2:35 pm, wrote:
On Dec 1, 10:40 pm, wrote:

... The problem is either a bad float, or a bad cord,
where the wires have shorted together internally, causing the alarm to
stay on.

I had another hunch last night.

I said to myself, maybe there is a problem at the alarm box inside the
house?
After messing around with it for a few minutes, it would turn off, but
there was a hum/vibration coming from it, so I knew it wasn't stable.

So I decided to unplug the unit completely and go to sleep.

Today when I just plugged it in, BINGO!
It was reset, no hum/vibration.

If only I had done this test before the septic guy came over.

OK, now I'm confused and ****ed.

The alarm just went off again, Two hours after I plugged it in after
it was reset.

No rain outside, no water was used in the house for the last two
hours.

I went downstairs just now to play with the alarm box again, and
before I could reach for it, it turned itself off!

Guidance as to what I should do now (at minimal cost) would be
appreciated.

TIA

On the basic residential systems, there is no "reset". There is usually
an on off switch, an alarm test switch, and an alarm off switch. To
prove the alarm box is OK remove the two wires from the alarm terminals.
There should be some sort of marking, or take a picture and link us to it