sump pump problem

[Z-Town Posse]

Mine has a check valve on the vertical pipe. The check valve has two ferncos (rubber boots) on each side and they are fastened to the pipe with hose clamps on each end. If you don't have that set-up then you could cut the vertical pipe and put a coupling in when re-installing. (You would need a small can of glue and primer.) If you can unscrew the pipe from the pump, then you would just need some pipe dope on the male threads of your male adapter that screws into the pump.

If you have city water, you can have an emergency backup device put on that uses the pressure of the city water in case your pump would ever go out.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Mine has a check valve on the vertical pipe. The check valve has two ferncos (rubber boots) on each side and they are fastened to the pipe with hose clamps on each end.

They should all have a check valve on them and any good plumber should have installed it in some way to make it easy to remove. If there isn't a rubber boot on either side of the check valve w/ the hose clamps, then there should be some sort of threaded coupler that you could unscrew to take the pump out. If you have to cut the pipe, just get a coupler and some PVC cement, and you should be good, but I would be surprised if there isn't a way to remove the pump w/o having to cut the pipe.

 

[Z-Town Posse]

Not an actual plumber myself, but have worked in the industry for over 15 years. You are right, all sump pump installations should have a check valve, but I have seen some crazy things done by plumbing contractors trying to save a buck.

 

[Sportsaholic]

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[wersty]

if the discharge pipe is pvc, cut the pipe and just pull the pump up and do the maintainence--when re-installing use a union to couple the pipe so u will be able to just uncouple if you have to do this in the future ---

 

[MadJack]

They should all have a check valve on them and any good plumber should have installed it in some way to make it easy to remove. If there isn't a rubber boot on either side of the check valve w/ the hose clamps, then there should be some sort of threaded coupler that you could unscrew to take the pump out. If you have to cut the pipe, just get a coupler and some PVC cement, and you should be good, but I would be surprised if there isn't a way to remove the pump w/o having to cut the pipe.

Yes, this is what it has so I shouldn't have any problem taking it out.

Thanks, everbody, for the help.

I'm gonna take it out and clean her up in a little bit.

 

[MadJack]

I feel stupid for even asking now that I did it and saw how easy it is.

:SIB

 

[Morris]

I feel stupid for even asking now that I did it and saw how easy it is.

:SIB

I am very proud of you grasshopper.