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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
We had a sump pump fail last year, and the insurance goons required that I devise a backup in order to keep the policy.Well, instead of shelling out hundreds of dollars for an expensive system, I bought this unit and clamped it to the pipe. Then I connected it to a spare submersible pump, and voila! Problem solved.I've had the unit for several months and tested it. It works very well. When water moves the float, the backup pump turns on every time.
Thomas
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2022
I use this in a hydroponic setup to control a reservoir, works great!
caroline
Reviewed in Canada on May 3, 2019
This is a life saver!!! Soooooo easy to install and has been keeping us safe and dry with these rains and the water raising!This can be used for any kind of pumps because it simply works are an activator for the power of your sum pump. There are two floaters and if one fails the second will kick in and trigger the electricity to go through to the pump.We have a very old pump which has a floater that doesn’t move therefore the pump was never coming on. By simply adding this in the bucket and unplugging the floater outlet this now replaces out defecting floaterVery compact therefore easy to install in a small hole.
CalgaryPT
Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2018
Very happy. The 12 AMP rating is a big bonus. The protection cage is far more robust than I expected and the product is sturdier than I expected as well. I know it is supposed to attach to a discharge pipe, but I hose-clamped it to a small utility pump inside a perforated bucket for draining window wells w/o weeping tile. It works like a charm! What a great way to turn a small utility pump into an automatic model. In my attached pic I am using it with a pump not from the same manufacturer, but this is the whole point. You can add it to most pumps after the fact, and rig it to within 1.4" of the water on the floor, etc. Now you have a automatic utility/sump/dewatering pump you don't have to monitor.It is not for outdoor use, but in a sheltered location I just attach a portable GFCI and it safes me a ton of monitoring time. The backup (higher) float is genius. In the event of an obstruction, this one kicks in. Somebody thought this product out. Highly recommended. As soon as I finish this review I am buying a second one (just in case).Only downside is the @#$%^& packaging is that horrible pressed thermoplastic that requires a team of special ops soldiers and carbide tools to open up unless you want to cut your hands off with box cutters. Total overkill...PLEASE AMAZON encourage easy-access packaging from your sellers!Great product :) Works exactly as advertised.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2017
Works exactly as described. When the float drops the pump runs for another 5 seconds or so, and gets all the water out. Very easy to determine turn on level. Works with my 1/2 hp pump no problem and the upper float is nice back up feature
Justin
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2017
Bought this to replace the float on my Watchdog pump. The original float lasted just over 2 years (on a 2 year warranty....shocker). I gave this item 4 stars due to its expected "just-after-warranty-expires" lifespan. It was very easy to install, and for 60 bucks every 2 years, its much cheaper than buying a whole new pump, or even worse...basement repairs. Good product, but wished it was great.
Dave B
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2017
March 3, 2019: updateStill the easiest and fastest way to keep a sump pump running and not repairing switches or buy entire pumps. 10 minutes with a screwdriver and the replacement is working and the problem is solved. NOTE: When it fails it usually leaves the sump pump running, which could in theory burn out your pump. I have not had that issue.Failed again after 14 months. I checked and in my house with the amount of use this gets, it lasts from 12 to 15 months consistently. I do get more water in my sump than most. If your sump gets a lot of use, buy the square trade warranty. It is basically a 2 for one benefit.Jan 1/2018 update:1 year later, the switch went bad again. Within 10 minutes I replaced it with my standby and ordered its replacement on Amazon. Compared to completely replacing the pump or disassembling to replace the switch plus the PVC work that I used to do no less than once every 2 years, this is a fantastic deal and much appreciated.We have a very active sump pump. About once every one to two years our sump pump switch used to go bad, while the pump was fine. We ordered the replacement switch from the sump pump company and installed it. Eventually though, the switch housing "screws" would make it so the switch could not be replaced causing the need for a full new pump. Replacing this switch when it could be done required taking the pump out of the pit, disassembling it, installing the new switch and then reinstalling the pump. Replacing the pump could be less effort if all of the fitting till worked.By comparison, replacing this switch takes under 10 minutes. It does go bad but the cost of a bad switch is the 10 minutes to replace and whatever the price of the switch is, which I believe is still under $40.
Edju
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2011
So far this unit works perfectly. I have had water issues for many years on and off due to faulty pump switches and switch systems that stick in the on or off position. After doing a lot of research I found that there are no integrated pump switch systems that are completely reliable. Plumbers have fixes similar to this one that cost anywhere from $100 TO $300. But this solution thus far is the most elegantly simple, low cost and about the only thing that I can see that might fail is the electronics that turn the pump timer on and off. I have had this unit in for about 6 weeks and so far so good it works every time.It's been almost a year now and this switch is still working well, it has saved me a lot of worry and I trust it to work every time. As for the 10 second delay that seems to trouble some people, you can easily adjust the height of the float to make sure you empty the sump completely or make sure it doesn't drain before timer shuts down. This is no big deal. I still recommend this product 100%Coming up on 4 years and this product is still working great not 1 single failure!I originally purchased in 2011, 7 years later the back up float system saved me from flooding. The fist magnetic float switch failed and the second one kicked in as advertised and kept the pump working. I noticed one day that the sump hole water level was higher than I had originally set. After some preliminary investigation I realized that the primary switch float wasn't working but the back up kicked in just as designed.I quickly purchased a new unit which arrived in a few days. I just finished replacing the unit and I'm back to normal. I took the time to disassemble the failed float unit (which is easy to do) and I cleaned up all the caked up silt, and once i did this the old float switch unit is working again! Now I have a reconditioned backup. What I learned is that after 7 years of flawless performance, the unit developed some silt/muddy build up that interfered with the magnet sensing on the primary float inside the cage. Once cleaned all was good again. hence if you have one, it worth the few minutes it takes to clean it up once in a while. So now I'm a 7 year test lab with nothing but excellent results. if I could give it 6 stars I would!
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