Easy Sewage Pump Repair! Basement toilet pump not working? Basement toilet not flushing?

[@myapowell3568]

THANK YOU for posting this! You saved us a fortune in emergency plumber costs and it was a quick and easy fix.

[@TappPlumbing]

@@myapowell3568 We are so glad to hear your success story! Thanks for choosing to watch our video!

[@joryboyd3465]

Unplugging the pigtail solved my problem. Pump kicked on immediately. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@TappPlumbing]

It is our pleasure!! We always love to hear the success stories. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@jackiechester1487]

THANK YOU. It worked like a charm and saved us a weekend rate service call

[@TappPlumbing]

@@jackiechester1487 Great news! You are certainly welcome and thanks for watching our video!!

[@laramorecrew]

Great video! Very clear and understandable and I love how she inserts her own language and things she calls things!

[@TappPlumbing]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!!

[@EricaBaxter-e5m]

This video saved me $500! Thank you!

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing your success story!!

[@nickperfetto4701]

It’s 130am my wife’s 30th bday at our house ended at midnight to the smell of sewer and flooding, was about to call emergency plumber til u showed me to knock that excess TP off the float.. THANK YOU , immediate fix

[@TappPlumbing]

Calling a plumber at that hour would’ve definitely put a damper on the end of a party. Good to know everything worked out!

[@my3bythec]

This worked like a charm and saved me a ton! Thank you so much.

[@TappPlumbing]

@@my3bythec You’re welcome and thanks for watching our video!

[@michaelboyd5746]

So, after my basement bathtub and toiled filled to emergency levels and water started seeping from the sealed edge of my lift pump I turned to KZbin. I found your video and tried the separate plug ins and IT WORKED! I think there’s an issue with my float but I’m able to clear the water from my sewage lines. THANK YOU!

[@TappPlumbing]

You are welcome! We are always so happy to hear the success stories!!

[@rachelbossier6029]

Very professional video that was clear and concise. Fixed my issue in about 5 minutes. Thank you!

[@TappPlumbing]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing your success story with us!

[@jillethelturner]

Nice to hear a woman explain it! Very helpful! My sewage pump keeps running! Thank you!

[@TappPlumbing]

Thank you for watching and we are glad to help!

[@peter9087]

my pump keeps running, wont shut off, not pumping anything, leaking out of top, have to keep unplugged, pump sounds like it is struggling, running slow, only two years old, not used much

[@TappPlumbing]

@@peter9087 Maybe the float is hung in the highest position which tells the pump to run . Sometimes they get caught on the side of the can. Is there any way you can look down in there. ?

[@peter9087]

a clorox disinfecting wipe was plugging up pump!

[@TappPlumbing]

WOW, you are so lucky you got that out before the pump burned up ! Great investigative work, I hope it wasn’t too nasty in there!

[@candacerand3717]

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for this video! You saved me and my husband hundreds of dollars by not calling a plumber with this tutorial. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to even post this on KZbin for us all. I pray God‘s richest blessings upon you in the name of Jesus! You are amazing!❤❤❤

[@TappPlumbing]

What a wonderful comment! We love and appreciate prayer! God is so amazing! KZbin has given us another avenue to help others! We are so glad to hear a success story ! God bless you and your husband!!♥️~Renee

[@MaryKatherineTimme]

This is incredibly helpful and clear--so grateful!

[@TappPlumbing]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!!

[@Noone-nv3hw]

Thank you, thank you! So very helpful - this was my exact problem and I was able to get the pump back up and running! MUCH appreciated!

[@TappPlumbing]

You are welcome and thanks for sharing your success story!

[@andrefortune1220]

Thanks so much! I skipped a step and just made the pump run 10 sec without checking if something was blocking the float and that cleared the water out my toilet! Plugged back in like usual, toilet works and sump kicked on after running shower. My back hurts, so I’ll check the float for debris a different day 😅

[@TappPlumbing]

@@andrefortune1220 Sounds like a plan ! We are so glad you were able to get things running smooth. Thanks for watching our video

[@kennethcerreta7183]

Thank you soooo much! Worked for me right away! God bless you!

[@TappPlumbing]

God bless you as well!

[@jomoannie]

took me about 3 seconds and solved! Thank you. Calling now to cancel the plumber.

[@TappPlumbing]

We are so glad to hear about your success story. Thanks for sharing!

[@erdlemcmahon738]

Thanks so much, this helped me open up my cover and troubleshoot, fixed my problem easily with this video, it was indeed wet toilet paper on the float. Thanks!!!

[@TappPlumbing]

You are welcome! We always love to hear the success stories! Thanks for watching our video!!

[@griddlegary2312]

Thanks for sharing. Last night the pipes coming out of septic pump were vibrating loudly but it was still pumping out the water. I’m going to give your method a shot. Thanks

[@TappPlumbing]

We hope you had a successful outcome!! We appreciate you!

[@griddlegary2312]

I literally had a nightmare the night before I tried this bc I knew it would be expensive to replace. I took off that tiny piece by the cords and saw exactly exactly what u mentioned. Grabbed a stick to brush it off and it worked!!! You are my hero and you saved me so much money. Seriously - you made my weekend. Thanks again!

[@lukecage5932]

Worked perfectly. Thank you, you saved me a repair call.

[@TappPlumbing]

Always good to know we helped some one save some time and money. Two things we all love!

[@cdb989]

Thank you so much, I didn’t know i could lift out the grommet I did what you said and it worked cleaned off the float and it now works like a charm

[@TappPlumbing]

Thanks for sharing your success story and for watching!

[@lorifuller4056]

That actually worked!! Thank you for explaining 😊. We will still have our plumber check it during normal business hours to make sure it is working as it should. At least I won’t have the expense of an emergency after hours visit🙉🙈🙊

[@TappPlumbing]

We are so proud of you!! We love hearing success stories!

[@yumcaxion9993]

Hey, thanks so much for this. It's very clear and instantly saved us some strife. Our ejector pump stopped running and is leaking water, but it has a piggybacked plug and I was able to narrow the issue to the float/float switch. Not fixed yet but helps a ton!

[@TappPlumbing]

That sounds great , hopefully that will buy you a little time ! Thanks for watching!

[@laylagarner3067]

You've saved my basement ♥️♥️♥️

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing this! Thank you reaching out!!

[@MikeC-c5f]

After 30+ videos, hours of troubleshooting. I came across your video. I’ll be 100% honest… I was tired and hurting. Starting playing your video, I started judging a book by its cover. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I want to apologize for even thinking that. I thought I needed more technical information, I didn’t. Thank you for your video, you saved me money I didn’t have.

[@TappPlumbing]

I really appreciate this comment so much! I can tell you are a kind person. If you have time could you explain “ the book by the cover” part of your comment? I am assuming you thought the thumbnail is bad? We are always looking to improve and would absolutely love some well meaning constructive criticism. Thanks you so much !

[@jeffreymrobb]

Worked for me. THANK YOU!!

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing that!! We are glad you were a good student!! Thank you for watching!!

[@GunnyPhillips]

Nice video. Thank you VERY much!

[@TappPlumbing]

Your welcome!!

[@MrBluzhound]

Many thanks. This was my problem exactly. Happy new year @‘24

[@TappPlumbing]

Great to hear a success story! Happy new year to you!!

[@JamesRizzo-x8f]

Good tips!

[@TappPlumbing]

@@JamesRizzo-x8f Thank you !

[@DavidLubkowicz]

This is great! Worked for me

[@TappPlumbing]

That is good to hear my friend!

[@RickWilliamscrm]

I have 2 ejector pumps, one for the basement bathroom and one for the washer. I heard the washer one running this morning and I'm 99 percent sure the pit was dry because we weren't doing any laundry. I unplugged and plugged it back in which stopped the pump. I guess I'll find out the next time I do a load of laundry but could resetting it be all I need to do?

[@TappPlumbing]

That is a difficult question to answer . My first guess would be the float got stuck in the upper position telling the pump to run . I would definitely be sure and stay home on the first load or two in case you need to deal with an emergency! Keep us posted if you can please.

[@RickWilliamscrm]

@@TappPlumbing It appears that by unplugging it and plugging it back in cured the issue for now. If the float had debris on it then I suspect it would remain on when I plugged it back in unless stopping the pump dropped it. If it was a switch then again one would think it would stay on or stay off. At some point I plan to take the cover off but it's sealed and I didn't want to deal with it as it may just be a weird anomaly and we are always here when we run the washer.

[@TappPlumbing]

Thanks for the update ! Sounds like you have a logical plan to me!!

[@janettemcgregor5712]

I have the “piggyback” system & when I plugged the pump in by itself & it turned on! So does that mean that I just need to replace the floater???????????? But when I

[@TappPlumbing]

Did you check and make sure the float is actually able to go up and down ? Sometimes it gets stuck.

[@fidelabad-ci4jx]

thaks i. just. fix. the my. watching. you video. thanks so much

[@TappPlumbing]

Your welcome! We are happy to help! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@offthex2519]

Ma’am, I don’t know who you are but I could kiss you on the mouth! We came home to our pump not working and nasty water backed up in our basement shower. This did the trick! Thank you so very much!

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing that this video saved you some time, money and a headache! LOL joe may not like you giving out the kisses LOL but we sure do love the comments!! Thank you for reaching out!!!

[@bent9387]

I never flushed any paper i can hear kick on but when flushing the toilet it backs up any idea?

[@TappPlumbing]

Is it just the toilet that backs up?

[@bent9387]

Yes only the toilet eventually it will drain but like real real slow takes for ever it fills up as in its going to overflow.

[@TappPlumbing]

If it is only the toilet there is a problem with it and probably not the pump. Of course we taking a guess here through text. Have you tried to plunge the toilet or run a closet auger through it? One more question by the way, is there a tub or shower in this bathroom? If so and nothing is backing up in it or water is not coming from the top of the sewage ejector can then we are probably on the right track. Best of luck ! Keep me posted if you can please!!!

[@bent9387]

Will do the auger soon yes shower and sink in bathroom nothing backing up there I also noticed not tank in the toilet the water is really low like almost at the bottom maybe not enough water coming in ?

[@TappPlumbing]

It is possible there is not enough water in the tank. If you correct that be careful when trying to flush. If the bowl is blocked it is very likely to overflow

[@tonymorrison7182]

This video saved my life! Ok maybe not my life but my wallet. Thank you so much! Subscribing

[@TappPlumbing]

Thanks for the sharing your success story! We always love to hear about someone being able to save some money. Thanks for watching our video and subscribing!!

[@Domericano223]

Yep thank you saved me 500$ just so a plumber can say the floater doesn’t work. Only spent 30$ on a new floater

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing this! Great Job!! Thank you for watching!

[@johnbinder6988]

Great, helpful video. Thank you

[@TappPlumbing]

We love hearing this! So glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting!!