peter d
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Again, there are no seals in this pump.
Stop being so cheap and buy a decent sump pump already. :thumbsup:
Need a cheap motor exerciser
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Stop being so cheap and buy a decent sump pump already. :thumbsup:
mgookin
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Sounds like he's set on exercising it.
Bob:
For how long do you want it to run?
At what interval do you want it to run?
During what part of the year do you want it to run?
What's the load?
Bob:
For how long do you want it to run?
At what interval do you want it to run?
During what part of the year do you want it to run?
What's the load?
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- Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts
As opposed to what? :huh:
The suggestions of keeping it wet will not work
Changing the pump? That is not cheap is it?
Long enough to get up to speed.
Often enough to keep it the shaft from seizing to the bearing
Yes
Seriously?
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Again, there are no seals in this pump.
Ive been reading along I promise. Mbrooke asked about a submersible pump. The pump you pictured would not be a submersible pump to me, and I replied to his question separately.
I made a post directed at you to use the sprinkler timer. Are you keeping up is the question?
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- Massachusetts
Yes, they are off topic and just screwing things up as usual.
Yes I saw it, the one suggested has too long of a minimum run time
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- Licensed Electrician
Timing is the key.Yes, they are off topic and just screwing things up as usual.
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- Wisconsin
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- PE (Retired) - Power Systems
I have a pedestal style pump like the OP, the motor is mounted in ambient air and the impeller is connected by a 'long vertical shaft'. It runs every single day (it is 4F today and it has pumped at least 20 gallons), so I keep a spare on hand. I am not concerned at all about exercising the spare.
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- Placerville, CA, USA
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- Retired PV System Designer
I was answering the digression, not limiting my reply to the PO's pump type.I swear you guys are not reading the posts.
I have read every post in the thread.
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mbrooke
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Yes, they are off topic and just screwing things up as usual.
Yes I saw it, the one suggested has too long of a minimum run time
How can we help you if we don't know what type of pump this is? I am getting some conflict between what you are describing and what you pictured.
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- Massachusetts
I posted a damn picture of the pump and a description of it.
The only way you can be conflicted is a reading disability or not reading the OPs posts.
mbrooke
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X2. I can't picture every pump ever made seizing up- and in all honesty it will be comparable in cost to a timing system- let along how long the current pump will last.
peter d
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This thread makes me angry. :slaphead::rant::rant::rant:
mbrooke
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I posted a damn picture of the pump and a description of it.
The only way you can be conflicted is a reading disability or not reading the OPs posts.
But you say there are no seals.
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- Massachusetts
Correct.
kwired
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
This is like hearding cats.
There is no natural water flow for months at a time, the pump will not operate.
Even with the idea in post 5 I would likely need to keep an eye on it due to evaporation.
Your sump bottom is crushed rock or gravel, I am saying put an even smaller sump within that rock or gravel and set the pump in that. When the original sump cavity fills with water that the system was intended to collect it will spill over into the smaller sump, will raise the float and the pump runs - mostly like the initial intended operation works.
When you have a dry season - you dribble water at a slow rate - maybe only enough to fill that smaller sump once a day, once a week, etc. when it is filled high enough the float rises pump empties the smaller sump. How long you want the pump to run on such "exercise cycles" will be determined by the size of the smaller sump and how long it takes to pump down to the point the float switch turns it off again.
You wanted cheap. Unless you don't have room for a large enough "secondary sump" you should easily be able to do this with a bucket, a poly barrel with top cut off, a little kids "wading pool" or whatever is cheap and easy to come up with. Only other cost is plumbing a water supply, a valve may be the biggest expense depending on what type you use, otherwise some 1/4 poly tubing is sufficient to deliver the water and is not that expensive. Should all be a lot less cost then any reliable timer you might come up with and actually does give a full pumping exercise each cycle instead of just bumping the motor electrically whether it turns the shaft and pump or not.
mbrooke
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Then what is seizing?
A motor of that size and type has some good starting torque, so what ever is seizing is doing a good job.
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