Danny D. wrote:
And, this Craftsman sump pump just impotently dribbles!
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2930/1...d92c725c_z.jpg

It drives me crazy that 1/2 horsepower takes about an hour
to fill up a 5-gallon bucket when the inlet end is immersed
in water the entire time!
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2902/1...e1770d6b_z.jpg

You'd think Craftsman tools would work better than that!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98287134@N02/14101828108/

NOTE: If you have any idea WHY that 1/2 Horsepower Craftsman
pump sucks so badly, please let me know (because it makes
maintenance manual when it should be automatic!).

First problem would be the size of the inlet hose. 1" or bigger would help a
lot. The inlet pipe to my shallow well points is 2", reduced to 1/ 1/4" as it
goes into the pump.

ANY air leak on the input side of the pump will drastically reduce the water it
can pump, or keep it from pumping at all.

My 1 HP sprinkler pump gives me about 15 GPM from 6 PVC well points about 15
feet into the ground, with the static water table maybe half that.