sump crock

[John Dirks Jr]

Nasty looking crock huh? They put a brand new pump in there but left the rusted out crock alone. What does it take to fix this correctly?

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[kurt]

Maybe I've been deficient in reporting this sort of thing. I see nasty rusted crocks all the time.

Was it really all that bad? Could you push a probe through the wall of the crock?

Repair wouldn't be all that big a deal; take out the pump, dig out the rusted crock, stick a new plastic one back in it's place, patch around the edges w/new concrete. I've done this myself; takes a couple hours or so.

[Chad Fabry]

I perforate the bottom of every crock I install.

They're supposed to let water in and they always look nasty.

[Les]

I have been the hero many times by just poking a few holes. Tell you the truth, I would not make a big deal about it and might just tell my client it is rusted and change it - if and when.

[StevenT]

So long as the sides are strong, who cares if it's ugly? There should be a cover on it.

But if it is weak, perhaps a new plastic sleeve would fit right in it without removing the old one. if the pipes leading to it are in rough shape, you could be opening a can of worms.

You could also put a perforated 5 gallon compound bucket in it and put some stone around the bucket. If you need more height, cut the bottom off another bucket or two and stack the remaing tops inside one another. You may have to use a pump with an internal switch, the float switch can get hung up in a bucket.

By the way, where is the check valve? I usually like to see them as close to the pump as possible.

[John Dirks Jr]

The walls were flaking away in big thick chunks. It was about ready to cave in. I didn't even want to look at it too hard, let alone start jabbing it with a probe.

[InspectionConnection]

If there was that much gunk coming off the crock, something could easily clog and/or damage that lovely new pump causing some major headaches. I would recommend short term replacement.

[kurt]

Originally posted by AHI

The walls were flaking away in big thick chunks. It was about ready to cave in. I didn't even want to look at it too hard, let alone start jabbing it with a probe.

OK, in that case, I'd tell the folks to put in a new crock.

[John Dirks Jr]

I told them to replace it.

Here's a question. How deep should the water that collects in the pit get before the float activates the pump?

[Chad Fabry]

Around the bottom of the drain tile is good.

[Jesse]

To add to Chad's answer, I'd say BELOW the bottom of the incoming lines.