Hi All, I know this sounds crazy but the pump in my sump that services the two sinks and showers won't shut off for a long time. I read that cleaning it, especially the test button will potentially fix this problem. I don't understand how anyone managed to install it where it is let alone service it so my thought is to add water to the sump then pour 8 oz of liquid plumber (the bottle says 16oz) pour more water to flush the hose and electronic float that night get splashed, let it stand for 5 to 10 minutes (not the 15 the instructions says) and flush with hot water per the instructions. What damage could I cause? Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions. Jim MY Kokomo Hatteras 48 LRC Lying Cocoa Bay, Barbuda, West Indies Jim Felds, mobile

NO!!!!!! It's caustic. If it doesn't work, or for some reason the pump goes TU in the process, not only will you be working in that very tight area as you've described, but now it will be filled with crap that'll strip your skin. Literally. Use laundry detergent, soak it. Rinse, repeat. Then throw out any bar soap that is used in the fixtures that the sump serves and from then on use only gel or liquid type detergents. Soap, as you probably know, is made from rendered fat, and it congeals when it collects in a sump or hose that doesn't have any scouring action. Then it gets rancid and just nasty. A biologic like rid-x or Bio-Clean may help digest some of the gunk, but takes a while- (days-weeks) and it can't be contaminated with anti-bacterials that kill it. Bio-Clean works, it's available through plumbing contractors, probably unavailable where you are, Rid-x might be. Good to apply when you plan to be away for a couple of days. Your pump may have the impeller fouled with hair, it would require removal and dismantle to assess it and clean it. Any shower sump should be fitted with a hair screen of some sort. Sometimes it's easier in the long run to do a wholesale demo to gain access to service it than it is to struggle with it piecemeal and revisit it a couple of times. Good luck. ------- Steve Sipe Solo 4303 /Maerin/ On 12/15/2020 6:20 PM, Felds, James via Trawlers-and-Trawlering wrote: > Hi All, > > I know this sounds crazy but the pump in my sump that services the two > sinks and showers won't shut off for a long time. I read that cleaning it, > especially the test button will potentially fix this problem. > > I don't understand how anyone managed to install it where it is let alone > service it so my thought is to add water to the sump then pour 8 oz of > liquid plumber (the bottle says 16oz) pour more water to flush the hose and > electronic float that night get splashed, let it stand for 5 to 10 minutes > (not the 15 the instructions says) and flush with hot water per the > instructions. > > What damage could I cause? Thanks in advance for your comments and > suggestions. > > Jim > MY Kokomo > Hatteras 48 LRC > Lying Cocoa Bay, Barbuda, West Indies > > Jim Felds, mobile > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.