20 Most Recent Zoeller E282 Nonautomatic Waste-Mate Questions & Answers

The ejector pumps probably pump to the same sewer pipe you had rooted. Rooting can do damage. Trees can break into your sewer pipe, jam them up with roots, and let ground water in. The ground water may be following your sewer pipes on the outside back to your house. It costs a lot, but you can have your pipes examined with a tv camera, the rooter people can do that. Make sure your ejectors have check valves, and they are working right. It's easy for something to get stuck in the check, and then water will come back.

I have seen this problem several times before. The ejector pump should be in a separate crock in the ground by itself. Someone has installed it in the crock that is meant to pump out drain water. Probably the result of adding a bathroom in the basement. You need to bust another hole in the floor and install a separate crock to solve this problem correctly. If it just started happening go outside and look at he gutters to make sure water is running away from the house and not up against the foundation.

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The float is not adjustable. I've used the superior switch (link below) for similar type of pumps. I just secure the original pump float in a permanent on position with a tie wrap. I do this when the OEM pump switches begin to fail, which they are notorious (the infamous rigid lifetime warranty fiasco). https://www.homedepot.com/p/Superior-Pump-Verticnal-Float-Switch-92010/206494794?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal2_rr-_-205618047-_-206494794-_-N

hi as you say this unit has not been used for years possible cause for not working : when battery are not used for long time it almost impossible to recharge them . if you plug is fitted with fuse check for corrosion at the fitting point also check that fuse it ok. most probably is that the impeller of the pump is jammed where corrosion has taken place and or if left unclean when last used (years back ) the slug may well stops it from spinning

Check the connections between the switch and pump check the if switch is functioning.

most (all?) sump pumps have a float switch. Depending on the model, it can look like a ball tethered to the pump with a 6" piece of rubber.

Check the gasket

There should be a pressure switch on the pump. This switch must be adjusted to shut the pump off when no water is being used. If all water outlets are closed, adjust the switch to shut off. In most cases, the switch has instructions on the inside of the cover.

Good Morning -
I had the same problem with a freind's pump that used a free floating pump switch, first of all the sumpump hole was just barely large enough to accomadate a sump pump, I removed that pump and installed a sumpump that hat a short float connected to the top and bottom of the pump housing and my friend has had no problem.
I did build a short device to make sure the pump as'y stayed in that corner out of 2"pvc.
have a great day!!

TNmec

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