Flood HELP!

So yesterday Chicago and the burbs got ass pounded by horrible storms and I was without power for 8 hours. Well after checking on my grandma's house and parents I came home to find my basement 7" in water, thankfully I have nothing down there but the furnace and water heater which I lifted when I moved in 9 years ago. Here's my dilemma, I was able to get all the water out (mostly on its own) but I never heard the sump go off, I looked to see if it's bad but I cannot find the float to test, any home remedies to give it a shot to make sure it's ok?

How can’t you find the float? They typically run vertically or swing out and up. Take a picture and we likely can point it out for you.

The float is built into the sump pump on many models .
You will need to pull the pump to see what the problem is .

It's fine, I unplugged the pump and float and just plugged the pump in and she started humming again. I also double-checked the breakers and the only thing tripped was a hall light. I'm thanking god not hing got messed up.

I believe you can fill up a 5 gallon bucket and dump into the well, which should trigger it.

black92 said:

I believe you can fill up a 5 gallon bucket and dump into the well, which should trigger it.

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I did it with a large pitcher and was useless, crisis averted

ViciousJay said:

I did it with a large pitcher and was useless, crisis averted

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Maybe its time to invest in a double pump with a battery backup. Had to install one in the house we just bought when we found a leak in the foundation.

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Also aside from testing it and a visual inspection is there any other type of preventative maintenance to be done on these pumps??? PM is a big deal to me.

FYI post. Zoeller pumps are hands down the best. USA made! Just did a replacement on a 29 year old pump, exterior pit. Materials with long cord float $600 range. As mentioned interior zoeller set with battery backup and tender are around $1k. Go with the best.

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I want to say Rigid made some pumps a while back that had sensor bars instead of a traditional float which might explain the difficulty in locating. They were prone to failure so Rigid supplied a retrofit kit with a more traditional float-type setup. Separate plugs for the pump and float; they plugged in-line with each other. Based on the OP's wording (bypassed the sensor/float plug), I'm guessing this could have been the issue. Moot point now I suppose.