Backup Sump Pump Alarm Keeps Going Off

Your pump alarm will sound when the water in your sump container rises to 6 below the lid.

Backup sump pump alarm keeps going off. As you know by now it s either an interrupted power supply or malfunctioning pump that s causing this. You can test this by checking whether the primary sump pump is still discharging water. Since the alarm is a sign that the pump is not able to keep up with water flow unplugging it can just lead to more severe flooding in your basement and increase the chances that you will get a lot of water damage to your foundation and possibly other parts of your home. Sump pump should not discharge to the sewer drain pipe from abundant home inspection services duration.

Whenever the pump runs the alarm goes off. For the alarm system is the one that is going to keep you informed if something goes wrong. A backup pump with a dead battery loose cables or a clogged pump is like having no backup at all. Simone onhomes cartwright 12 680 views.

Appreciate the annoyance and fix the root cause of the issue. With other brands you will never know if there is a problem. There is no point in unplugging a sump pump if the alarm is going off. If the pump is not running there will be no vibration.

I have a zoeller 507 backup system for my sump. You can tell by feeling the discharge line for the vibration of the primary pump. This usually means your pump is not working because a it is not receiving any or enough power or b your pump is old has worn out and needs to be replaced. When a sump pump runs continuously or too often regardless of the weather conditions or season it s a sign of a problem that needs to be addressed immediately before the overworked pump burns out.

The alarm going off may be an indication of the failure of the primary sump pump. I heard the alarm go off so someone has to charge it and i keeps going off because the battery is low. Failure of the primary sump pump. The light is sometimes yellow sometimes green.

Sump pump running non stop. That s why we offer a reliable redundant sump pump that incorporates a battery backup and an alarm. Lots of rain read more.