Last Saturday, my sewage pump (pumps all my waste out and up to the county line) started thumping like a heart beat. The pump would still work when the float switch engaged, as normal, but the pump would continually make very loud sounds like a heartbeat when it should otherwise be doing nothing. The pump was about 6 years old.
My plumber insisted that it was dying and just needed to be replaced. When you close the check valve, the "heartbeat" stops, and starts right back again when you open it back up. I am wondering if I have air leaking in and manually turning the pump on. Obviously, this concerns me that it will burn out pretty soon, or else just not last very long. And it's LOUD and we can hear it upstairs.
My plumber promises to fix the problem, but I'm here for advice on what precisely could be causing this issue, what the resolution might be, and how much this might cost me. I've already spent a lot of money unnecessarily. Thanks in advance!
Jon
My plumber insisted that it was dying and just needed to be replaced. When you close the check valve, the "heartbeat" stops, and starts right back again when you open it back up. I am wondering if I have air leaking in and manually turning the pump on. Obviously, this concerns me that it will burn out pretty soon, or else just not last very long. And it's LOUD and we can hear it upstairs.
My plumber promises to fix the problem, but I'm here for advice on what precisely could be causing this issue, what the resolution might be, and how much this might cost me. I've already spent a lot of money unnecessarily. Thanks in advance!
Jon
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