Hello
This questions comes from me adding a circuit into my power panel. I have anbreaker labeled "sump pump". I searched the basement for one but could not find it. So, Outside my house I have a green circular lid so I took it off and there it was. Is this sump pump for the foundation? Also. How do I know if it goes bad or is even working. There is no alarm that i am aware of

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lift the float, it 'should' start


you could also stuff the inlet pipe with a rag and use a garden hose to fill the sump

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Wow how deep is that pump

elevation wise it is below the basement floor at the level of the footing drain(s)

but

for whatever reason, installed outdoors

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Sounds like a sewage lift station to me

? an empty CLEAN lift station serving an occupied structure ?

not likely

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I have a septic tank, so it is not a sewage pump. The sewage is gravity fed to the septic I did not measure it but i would guess it is about 8-10ft. The house was built in 2008. The indoor height from the basement floor to the top of the block foundation is 7'6". Could this exterior pump be for an exterior drain tile? Thanks



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yes

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Thanks. Should there be an alarm or something to that nature on the pump? Short of pulling it out and testing it, is there anyway to check if it is working?

its really not a big deal to remove the pump.

turn off the power.
loosen the clamp/s on the rubber coupling.
separate the discharge pipe from the rubber coupling.
grab the 90 and lift everything out.
put the set-up into a 5 gallon bucket of water, aim the 90 away from the house and turn the power on.
i would also take a garden hose and push it into the rubber coupling pipe and let it run for a couple of minutes to make sure the discharge will accept water.

Thank you very much! Will do



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You have a 15-year-old house. Before doing ANYTHING, ascertain the purpose of the pump, whether it works, and whether it still meets the original design requirement. As previous posters have said, first fill the sump with a hose to test function. If it does, find out where the water source is, and stick a hose in that to test whether the sump still effectively drains that source. If it works, then the question becomes, do you need to fix what isn't broken?