shaywood Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just happened to have my hands in the sump today and stuck my finger in the bottom of the emergency overflow pipe. Guess what? It was completely clogged. hadn't even thought of checking it periodically since it doesn't get used. If you haven't checked your emergency pipe, you might want to double check it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Good advice for sure. Since you are sharing good tips, here were a few that came to mind... - Some people keep the emergency overflow dry, above the sump so it is always clear and nothing can grow in it. Bonus, it's loud if water goes through it, gets attention. - Do a power outage test any time you change anything in your system that could remotely affect sump levels. Easier to find out the sump will overflow when power goes out via a test, rather than when the power actually goes out. - Put a float switch in your overflow, have it turn off your return pump. This is another emergency layer. This is soooo important if you have a long drain (like cross room tied in systems) or a drain that goes under the floor and comes up. Sometimes the durso gets a bubble in it in this scenario and can trigger the emergency drain or overflow. Good stuff @shaywood nobody wants the hassle of many gallons of saltwater on the floor! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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