Ejector pit issues

[JulieMor]

Thanks for the clarification.

You didn't mention the brand or model of your pump. That might help.

Ejector pump pressure switches I've seen are cylindrical and have a large horizontal surface on the bottom where the diaphragm is, like this:

From your picture, it looks like that box the cable runs to is somewhat slim. Maybe there's a diaphragm under it? I also see two cables, one looks like it's connected to the top of the pump (the feed?), the other runs from the box you identified as the switch and over the top of the pump, then out of the pit?

Whatever the case, your switch isn't working properly and rather than beating your head against the wall trying to figure out why, why not just buy an aftermarket float and bypass the existing switch.

[speedbump]

I might be all wet here, but isn't this sump pit in your basement? And your dumping the toilet into the sump pit??? I've never heard of that being done before. Where does the sump water and t**ds go after being pumped? Hopefully not directly out side on the ground like some sump pits I've seen. That bathroom in my opinion should be piped to the septic tank or sewer.

The other thing that could cause problems is that sump pumps aren't supposed to move solids. Sewage pumps are used for that application and can move up to 2" solids in most cases. Sump pumps are limited to 3/8".

[merrittjr]

It's a sewage ejection pump installed by a licensed plumber, done to code, and inspected. The sump pump is elsewhere. I wish I had the paperwork for it, because I can't find the make and model anywhere on the pump. I tried taking pictures at all angles, but with no success. Bottom line is, like JulieMor said, that the switch isn't working properly and it needs to be replaced. For my own sanity though, I'd like to know if the switch is faulty or if something fouled up the switch. My guess is that before I put the elbow on, the sewage was dumping onto the pump and t.p. fouled up the switch.

Thanks again for your help.

[speedbump]

It's a sewage ejection pump installed by a licensed plumber

That helps to know that. It's a very small tank for sewage though in my opinion. I would want to dump the sewage below the pump if possible, maybe by adding some pipe to the elbow, so the sewage goes in at the center part of the pump instead of on top of it.

[merrittjr]

FYI, I finally put the float switch in and all is working fine. For what it's worth, I respect you plumbers for the dirty work you do. Thanks for all your help.

[phishfood]

Thanks for following up!