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Appreciation post: a retired plumber in Akron showed me why my sump pump keeps burning out
I changed my mind about replacing my sump pump every 14 months after a retired plumber named Walt looked at my setup in Akron last week. I had gone through three pumps in four years and kept blaming the brand, but Walt pointed at the discharge line and said, "You're pushing against a check valve that's half stuck, so the motor runs twice as long every cycle." He had me pull the valve, and sure enough it was caked with grit and barely opening. I swapped in a $22 brass valve and cleaned the pit, and the pump now kicks on for about 20 seconds instead of a full minute. I was ready to drop $180 on a fancy new pump and the fix cost me pocket change plus an hour of my Saturday. Has anyone else found their pump problem was really a clogged valve and not the motor at all?
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miles_perez20d ago
Grit in the valve usually means grit in the pit too, so check your liner
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