Fifth it has no lid to prevent silt or mud from surface water filling up the bucket and clogging the pump.
Sump pump water bucket.
The inlet pipe of your pump should be in the water with the float set to start the pump when the water rises to 7 inches below the floor level.
A 5 gallon bucket was never meant to be a sump pump basin.
Attach the power cord and any other cables to the power supply.
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The water will help jump start the pump as it reaches a certain level in the pump.
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Use a bucket of at least 5 gallons of water.
This is the real balancing act.
Trust me there are many more reasons why a 5 gallon bucket is a bad idea to house a sump pump.
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Pour it into the new submersible sump pump.
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As you can see here the lid separates from the rim it now screws on allowing you to tighten it on by hand for an airtight seal.
Switch on the electric current.
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