The following situations are provided to help you make your decision.
A. Do you have a sump pit diameter under or over 12″?
The Basement Watchdog sump pump regardless of HP is the smallest pump in width (6 to 7″).
If the pit diameter is under 12″, the Simer 1/3 HP and Little Giant 1/3 HP will fit.
If the pit diameter is 18″, you have most flexibility in model selection.
B. Does your sump pit get much water during heavy rains?
If not, a 1/3 HP will be sufficient.
If yes, a 3/4 HP is recommended.
C. Do you want to exchange a faulty float/switch mechanism without having to remove the entire pump from the sump pit?
The Basement Watchdog sump pump float/switch mechanism is attached to the discharge pipe thus by unclamping it you can raise it up, exchange the faulty switch, lower the cage into the pit and clamp in onto the discharge pipe.
D. Do you get a lot of heavy rain casing your sump pump to run continuously for hours?
The larger horse powered models (3/4 HP) are built for continuous operation. This includes Basement Watchdog, Flotec, Little Giant’s Big John and Wayne.
E. Is sump pump durability important?
The 3/4 HP pumps for Flotec and Wayne have full lifetime warranty.
The 3/4 HP pump for Simer have a limited lifetime warranty.
Little Giant pumps have no warranty.
The pumps under 3/4 HP have warranties varying from one to five years.
F. Is float switch failure of concern?
The Little John IntelliSwitch diaphragm, and the Wayne Switch Genius are the longer lasting switch types. The Basement Watchdog has two switches so if one fails the other one begins operating.
G. Is energy consumption of concern?
To date, the Basement Watchdog uses the least amount with only 3 to 4 amps depending upon the amount of HP.
H. Are you concerned about sump pump switch failure and have an 18″ diameter pit or larger?
Installing two sump pumps will provide added peace of mind. Two Basement Wasthdogs would fit. That would provide four operating switches with three years warranty per pump.
One 3/4 HP Flotec or Simer with one Basement Watchdog would fit.The Flotec and Simer offer lifetime warranties. The Basement Watchdog has two switches and you don’t have to remove the pump from the pit to change them as you would with other pumps.
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