Is there such thing as a too powerful sump pump?

[Tate]

We ran our setup today and the water in the sump gets below the pump then it pumps air. We tried adding more water but it does the same thing

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[Bmac]

You can add a t joint with a ball valve to direct water back into the sump to ensure your pump doesn't pump all of the water out and burn up.

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[Tate]

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[Tate]

Something like this?

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[Bmac]

That is it. Just add a t joint coming from your sump pump back to the front of the sump. Then add the ball valve coming off the t joint. It takes a little tweaking to find the perfect balance. But once you do you won't have to mess with it again.

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[Bmac]

If I was at my house I would show you my 125 setup.

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[Tate]

What's a t joint

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[Bmac]

Can't figure out how to upload pics.

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[Tate]

I looked it up

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[Tate]

I'll see if I have one

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[Bmac]

How do you upload pics on the mobile app?

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[Tate]

What do you put that onto? The ball valve fits my setup

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[Bmac]

So the pipe coming up from the sump pump would have a t joint with the open end facing the front of the sump. Add pvc pipe to that along with the ball valve then a 45° elbow draining the water in the pump.

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[Bmac]

Looks like this

 

[Bmac]

Or you can direct it into skimmer compartment

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[Tate]

I used just the ball valve and its working great!! Thanks

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[Bmac]

No problem.

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