I know, I know, I should have fixed right, but it's one of those things where time was limited, I got it working and forgot about. In essence, I now have two check valves, which I think only one is really working. Since the old check valve failed open, I got it working and seemed to have never gotten back to remove and rework the piping. I think those instructions show the outlet pipe going vertical, then 90* bend and head sloped horizontal to the sewer line. I replaced it, but the instructions I found at that time said to install it low on the outlet pipe, so it's now about a foot off the floor level. About a year ago, maybe less, I had an issue where the pump would cycle on/off and it turned out the check valve was bad. The ball valve is on the sewer line side. I have a check valve and a ball valve on the angle section. That's how I did it anyway and I remember following some instructions. When I originally installed the setup, I am pretty sure some instructions I had said to run the pipe from the pit/floor level about 4' then angle (45*) to the ceiling and then sloped horizontal to sewer line. Is this likely a faulty float switch, pump or something else? Maybe a check valve. If I unplug the switch, the hum is constant. I just hear a steady on/off hum cumming from the pit.
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I flushed the basement toilet which empties to the pit, plugged pump and float back in and it pumped the waste out, shut off, but then seems to start cycling on/off again, but doesn't push any more waste through the pipe. This morning I went down to investigate a bit. As it was late, I just unplugged it and went to bed. It was seeming to cycle but wasn't pumping anything. I have a couple of questions I hope I can get answers to.įirst, last night I heard a humming in the basement, so I went to investigate and found the ejector pump was the culprit.