I noticed the other day that the sump pump breaker was tripped so I did the following tests:
1 - Turned the breaker back on. The motor hummed, water did not drain and after 30 seconds the breaker tripped again.
2 - Took the pump out and checked for it being clogged, nothing was clogging the intake.
3 - Put pump back in pit, plugged it back in without reconnecting the piping completely. When the motor kicked on water sprayed out of the top.
4 - Checked the check valve by barely pushing it in and water that was being kept in the piping upstream came out. So, the check valve is good.
5 - Checked the amp draw on the motor and it was very high 25 amps.
I do not see a weep hole. The piping comes directly out of the top of the pump so I do not see how I could add a weep hole to the piping if it will be above the float as it will expel water through the hole before the float gets low enough to turn the motor off.
Could the motor/pump/impeller be bad from infrequent use? I installed a gravity drain around the house about 8 years ago so it does not get used too often and I have not been maintaining it by running it on occasion. The only time it typically runs is in the summer when we have the AC on which drains into the pit.
Sump Pump Not Draining
1 - Turned the breaker back on. The motor hummed, water did not drain and after 30 seconds the breaker tripped again.
2 - Took the pump out and checked for it being clogged, nothing was clogging the intake.
3 - Put pump back in pit, plugged it back in without reconnecting the piping completely. When the motor kicked on water sprayed out of the top.
4 - Checked the check valve by barely pushing it in and water that was being kept in the piping upstream came out. So, the check valve is good.
5 - Checked the amp draw on the motor and it was very high 25 amps.
I do not see a weep hole. The piping comes directly out of the top of the pump so I do not see how I could add a weep hole to the piping if it will be above the float as it will expel water through the hole before the float gets low enough to turn the motor off.
Could the motor/pump/impeller be bad from infrequent use? I installed a gravity drain around the house about 8 years ago so it does not get used too often and I have not been maintaining it by running it on occasion. The only time it typically runs is in the summer when we have the AC on which drains into the pit.
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