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The 2 out of 3 of long bolts holding the sealed engine housing together had rusted completely through and had allowed water into the engine. Again, mine rusted through in just over a year and half. I didn't expect this pump to last a lifetime, but I would expect 10 years to be a reasonble time-frame. The Wayne sump pump had tripped the breaker while I was gone. Meanwhile, my basement has about $10,000 worth of damage. These bolts are very thin and are basically the only things that hold the entire engine together. I bought one of these sump pumps in May 08.
After a two-week trip to Hawaii last week, I came home to find that my basement was flooded with 1" of water. I reset the breaker, but it would only run for a short time until the breaker blew again. My other sump was about 10 years old and the float was starting to stick, so I figured I'd get the one advertised with a "lifetime" warranty. I'm had to cut out the bottom portions of my drywall to keep mold from forming, too. The sump worked well (although it was very load when it ran) until about 3 weeks ago. After I had pumped most of the water out (using a different pedestal sump pump), I took a good look at what had happened. My insurance company is going to try and sue Wayne for their defective product.Don't buy this (or any) Wayne-brand product.unless you don't care if your basement gets water in it.
Obviously, this is what kept tripping the breaker.If you closely at the picture above you can actually see two of the long bolts I'm talking about.
This is different from the old pump. The pump has been in for about a month now and is working fine. It is much quiter than the previous sump pump of a similar hp rating (Giant brand). I'll post back if something bad happens to the pump - otherwise, no new news os good news. This pump takes water in from about 1-2" above the sump floor to prevent pulling rocks in.
I would definitely recommend to one to other people. I got this to replace a cdu800 that had been broken. This one is much quieter than that one. I should add that I live in a flood zone at about 4ft above sea level, and it works like a dream. It is also much more effective, meaning that it goes off less and gets rid of the water faster than the old one.
Physically the same size as the 1/3 horse pump I replaced, this pump is quieter. I would highly recommend this pump as Wayne Pumps has been a standard in their industry for quite some time. Given the horsepower rating, it seems to pump the water at a faster rate while being quieter. Though the lifetime warranty allows only one replacement, it's in essence getting two pumps for the price of one.
I did have to replace the float after 5 years which became saturated to the point where the pump would not turn on, but never the switch. This pump is always covered with saltwater, even in the dry season, and is housed in an underground sump tank. I do expect it to go out due to its harsh environment. I installed this pump before the Florida hurricane season in June, 2003. It was installed in my backyard swale (low land) which is there to drain other neighborhood houses as well as mine. During hurricanes or other frequent heavy rains, the backyard fills up, threatening our house. Except for that replacement, it has never failed to operate 100%. I did order a new pump as a spare.
It was very fortunate I did. It often pulls in sand and grass when running. I went with the same brand and ordered another stainless Wayne pump. It will run from several days to a week during a hurricane.
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