"pacca" wrote in message
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no it's not tethered float,it is vertical float rod,it starts 9" and stops
4 ",the way the water pours in it runs almost continually.But e have
getting a lot of rain in Wisconsin

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On Apr 17, 9:21 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:31:51 -0500, "pacca" wrote:
I have a Wayne 1/2 hp submergible sump pump with a vertical float ,is
there
any way to adjust the float ,right now it kicks in every minute ,i have
check valve,long extensions on my down spouts ,proper grading around the
house.I live on a hill,which makes no sense ,this my first experience
with
submergible pump ,I've always had pedestal pumps ,which the float could
be
adjusted.???? thanks

You only have one option. MOVE TO ANOTHER HOUSE!
(Be sure to burn down your current one, so no one else has your
problems).

You mean submersible pump. If you have a pedestal pump, you could
have either a float on a vertical rod (most likely), or you could have
a float on a cord tethered to the pedestal vertical shaft or tethered
to the pump( that is at the bottom of the sump).

I'll assume you have a float tethered to the pump at the bottom. You
need to change the length of the tethering cord to the float so the
float is not upside down until the water level is higher, or change
the location where the tether is connected to the pump to maybe
somewhere up on the vertical outlet pipe. Take the cover off the sump
and look, it isn't all that complicated, not even close to rocket
science.

I had the same problem with a Zoller M47 Pump. It would run every minute or
so in the wet season. When the switch wore out and it would not shut off
reliably, I purchased a dual float system and zip tied the flot to the on
position. This system works by requiring both floats to raise before it
turns on the pump, but it won't shut off until both are pointing down, This
allowed me to split the on and off positions to allow more water to be in
the crock between operation of the pump. This has worked for me well and now
my pump runs normally and when it does, it runs for a longer period. The
only drawback that I found was thay my crock, which is about 18". Dia. did
not allow a lot of room for positioning of the floats. which attatch to the
output pipe. If one of them hangs up, the pump will either not turn on or
off when it is supposed to, so you have to make sure they are free to move
up and down. Hope this helps.