My float on my sump pump recently stuck in the off position. I caught it just in time before it flooded the basement. I bought an 8 dollar battery alarm that I had set on the floor and it started squealing and I caught the water when it was a 4 inch/circle outside of the sump bucket. I then plugged the pump directly in the outlet and it operated manually until I could buy another float switch from Menards. This is the second pump I have had where the switch stuck on me. The EPA won't allow mercury switches any more (they never wore out) and all switches now have a steel ball in them which will carbon up in time and cause a failure, I am told. The 2 questions I have are:
- What is your opinions of the back pump that works off of your houses water pressure? My houses pressure is 45 to 55 PSI. I hear that Zoeller makes one.
- Does Canada have them available or can I mail order/purchase a mercury switch from a supplier there? I live in Illinois.
Thanks for your opinions and help.