I just installed a Basement Watchdog Emergency sump pump. The pump
works as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump
water out but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an
air pocket the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the
pump gets rid off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able
to use a Y pipe due to the way the other pump was install. I had to
use 90 PVC fittings. Could this be the problem?

Javier

In article . com, Javier wrote:
I just installed a Basement Watchdog Emergency sump pump. The pump
works as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump
water out but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an
air pocket the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the
pump gets rid off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able
to use a Y pipe due to the way the other pump was install. I had to
use 90 PVC fittings. Could this be the problem?

Did you drill a small hole in the side of the pipe just above the pump, as the
installation instructions state?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

On Jun 8, 9:41?am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article . com, Javier wrote:
I just installed a Basement Watchdog Emergency sump pump. The pump
works as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump
water out but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an
air pocket the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the
pump gets rid off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able
to use a Y pipe due to the way the other pump was install. I had to
use 90 PVC fittings. Could this be the problem?

Did you drill a small hole in the side of the pipe just above the pump, as the
installation instructions state?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

its best to run a completely seperate drain line, like out the wall
for the back up pump.

the two pumps shouldnt share any plumbing to provide maximum protection

On Jun 8, 10:26 am, " wrote:
On Jun 8, 9:41?am, (Doug Miller) wrote:





In article . wrote:
I just installed a Basemen****chdogEmergency sump pump. The pump
works as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump
water out but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an
air pocket the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the
pump gets rid off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able
to use a Y pipe due to the way the other pump was install. I had to
use 90 PVC fittings. Could this be the problem?

Did you drill a small hole in the side of the pipe just above the pump, as the
installation instructions state?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

its best to run a completely seperate drain line, like out the wall
for the back up pump.

the two pumps shouldnt share any plumbing to provide maximum protection- Hide quoted text -

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Hi guys,

I removed the pump, clenaed the check valve and repositioned the pump
so that it was a bit more level. Something worked as it's now pumping
water out beautufully. Thanks for the help.

Javier

On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:41:59 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article . com,
Javier wrote:
I just installed a Basement Watchdog Emergency sump pump. The pump works
as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump water out
but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an air pocket
the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the pump gets rid
off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able to use a Y pipe
due to the way the other pump was install. I had to use 90 PVC fittings.
Could this be the problem?

Did you drill a small hole in the side of the pipe just above the pump,
as the installation instructions state?


I just did this to mine. I guess the hole was too big and too high. That
water really shot out the side and made lots of noise. I strapped over
the hole. Ill drill a much smaller one near the bottom of the pipe. My
instructions did not mention drilling such a hole though. What is the
purpose of the hole?

In the past I have seen my pump running with no water leaving. Then all
of the sudden I have seen the water start to leave. Not sure what the
deal is. Gosh, and I have cleaned it so many times and the piping because
it stopped pumping.

Well I just read about the hole and so I will put another hole in there
but smaller this time. My water is quite dirty so I did not want the hole
to get blocked. but heck, if it does ill just make it bigger then.

This is gonna help a lot i bet. I love finding improvements like this
which dont cost me anything :P

On Jun 12, 10:02 am, "dnoyeB" wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:41:59 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
In article . com,
Javier wrote:
I just installed a Basement Watchdog Emergency sump pump. The pump works
as described but I noticed that when it fires it tries to pump water out
but unless I jiggle the pump and dislodge what I think is an air pocket
the pump will not pump out the water. Once I do this the pump gets rid
off all the water in the sump right away. I was not able to use a Y pipe
due to the way the other pump was install. I had to use 90 PVC fittings.
Could this be the problem?

Did you drill a small hole in the side of the pipe just above the pump,
as the installation instructions state?

I just did this to mine. I guess the hole was too big and too high. That
water really shot out the side and made lots of noise. I strapped over
the hole. Ill drill a much smaller one near the bottom of the pipe. My
instructions did not mention drilling such a hole though. What is the
purpose of the hole?

To keep the pump from becoming air locked. If the pipe and pump are
full of air, it won't get water into the pump so that it can start
moving it. Instead the pump impeller spins in air.




In the past I have seen my pump running with no water leaving. Then all
of the sudden I have seen the water start to leave. Not sure what the
deal is. Gosh, and I have cleaned it so many times and the piping because
it stopped pumping.

Well I just read about the hole and so I will put another hole in there
but smaller this time. My water is quite dirty so I did not want the hole
to get blocked. but heck, if it does ill just make it bigger then.

This is gonna help a lot i bet. I love finding improvements like this
which dont cost me anything :P