So a couple years ago, I replaced my furnace. It sits directly overtop of my sump pump pit. Earlier this year, the sump pump goes out and I go to replace it.
This is where the problems start, I couldn't get the old sump pump out. After cutting and tearing apart and destroying the old worthless sump pump (also had to chisel out some concrete), I started looking for a new sump pump to fit in the hole. I could find nothing that would fit. I googled, I binged, ask a plumber friend I knew, and could not find a small sump pump.
I am temporarily using a utility pump that is 6" in total diameter. It barely fits in my opening around the furnace. This has a normal garden hose hookup and works ok, as long as I'm at home to plug it in during heavy rains. I cannot leave it plugged in all the time like the sump pump, because it will burn the motor out if it runs dry for too long.
I have a maximum clearance of 6", so any pump must be smaller than that in diameter. Does anyone know where I can get a smaller sump pump that can be plugged in 100% of the time?
Please help me INGO!!!
This is where the problems start, I couldn't get the old sump pump out. After cutting and tearing apart and destroying the old worthless sump pump (also had to chisel out some concrete), I started looking for a new sump pump to fit in the hole. I could find nothing that would fit. I googled, I binged, ask a plumber friend I knew, and could not find a small sump pump.
I am temporarily using a utility pump that is 6" in total diameter. It barely fits in my opening around the furnace. This has a normal garden hose hookup and works ok, as long as I'm at home to plug it in during heavy rains. I cannot leave it plugged in all the time like the sump pump, because it will burn the motor out if it runs dry for too long.
I have a maximum clearance of 6", so any pump must be smaller than that in diameter. Does anyone know where I can get a smaller sump pump that can be plugged in 100% of the time?
Please help me INGO!!!