Sump pump help

[Busy B]

My sump pump had sucked up some small rocks so I took it apart and got them out..now it leaks oil...Is it trash material or is there someway to fix it?

[Dave in Innisfil]

Did you cross tighten the fitting, like you do with a car tire ?

Did you check to see if you damaged/tore the gasket seal ?

Did you silicone, or gasket cement the two pieces together before tightening ?

Depending on the make and model of the pump, you may be able to order a replacement gasket. Also depending on m & m, you may need to replace the lost oil with special di-electric oil. Some pumps have an oil filler hole, some don't. Some pumps require professional expertise to repair. If the pump is used in a crutial application with serious repercussions for failure, I'd replace it. I have a collection of different pumps, some I've rebuilt, others I have had professionals repair.

Could a self-repaired pump cause damage in excess of its replacement or professional repair cost ? If my pond pump failed, I'd dump 2000 gallons into a vacant greenbelt. But if my furnace sump failed (as it has) I void my furnace warranty and risk having to pre-maturely replace it. When our main basement pump failed, it filled our crawlspace in 3 days. We inherited all three pumps with the house, and we have replaced or made redundant all three this past year.

[Busy B]

No to all of your questions :eek:

The sump pump is what I used for water changes on the pond..want to do a clean out *sometime soon I hope* and can't have oil huh? Thanks for the advice tho!

I guess there's more than one leak...water is still going down and I still haven't had a chance to find out where the other tear is...

[Dave in Innisfil]

Pumps can be a pain. We left the decision on whether to fill in our pond up to the pond pump. After the spring we've had, if the main pond pump didn't fire up, we were minus one pond permanently. Luck would have it, it's working beautifully. I have a high volume construction pump I use to drain my ponds, one that traps out large sediment, but passes smaller particles like pine needles, which we have an over abundance of. Even tonight, I had to re-work one of our fountain pumps to provide better circulation in our upper pond. I'm constantly having to clean, re-wire and regasket everything I haven't bought new since we bought this place...LOL

[Busy B]

A handy man...now that would be a joy!

Looks like I'm in the market for a new pump or use the vac and flood the yard..

[Jackie Ramo]

From the sounds of things, flooding the yard will protect the house from forest fires... :grin: