speaking of sump pumps, i ran into an issue with mine last night, on my primary pump, the float got stuck under the pipe that brings in water. so the water level started to rise and then my back up pump must have been locked up because it didnt kick on, so i had to take it out and got it to loosen up and work again. luckly i saw it when i did because the water was at the very top of the pit.
btw anyone have the water powered back up system installed? i have been thinking about getting one since you dont have to worry about a battery or anything.
this is the one i am talking about
http://www.radonseal.com/pumps/water-powered-pumps.htm