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   From: prufer.public@mnet-online.de.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:14:14 +0000, N_Cook  wrote:   
      
   >On 25/02/2025 13:09, Thomas Prufer wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:18:21 +0000, N_Cook  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> After a few light taps to the body, normal centrifugal  switch action   
   >>> returned . 10 on /off cycles without any tapping, just lifting the float   
   >>> switch . The owner will activate via lifting the float switch once a   
   >>> month from now on, hopefully will keep it free.   
   >>   
   >> Have the owner buy a "water alarm": small box, 9 Volt battery, beeper --   
   makes a   
   >> loud noise when wet. Very little money, under 10 Euros/dollars/pounds,   
   Amazon,   
   >> eBay, Aliexpress...   
   >>   
   >> Fasten it in the sump suitably -- less likely for the water to sneak up on   
   >> him...   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Thomas Prufer   
   >>   
   >   
   >The problem is knowing whether the pump has actually worked unless you   
   >are around and hear it. I came up with a simple solution to that.   
   >A Lego brick tied to the outlet snorkel pipe with a bitofcord and the   
   >Lego flicked down into the snorkel tube. Any pump activity would soon   
   >chuck out the Lego   
      
   Nice solution!   
      
   The other problem is the water rising, and you don't notice it until it's too   
   late, no pump, flooding, ...   
      
   Friend had a plumber in, who left such a water alarm after doing his work, as a   
   gift. This had the plumber's name and number on it. Yeah, well, whatever...   
      
   Two months later it beeped, they went to investigate, and caught a (different)   
   leak when it was still an easily manageable puddle... The plumber got repeat   
   business.   
      
      
   Thomas Prufer   
      
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