Superior Pump 92250 1/4-Horsepower Thermoplastic Sump Pump with Tethered Float Switch

Received a damaged pump

This is a great little sump pump. I bought it to deal with our greenhouse that floods during our rainy season. It’s pumped it out at a higher rate, is fairly quiet, and the float switch works just fine. I bought this based on reviews, specs and price and would definitely recommend it to others.

Installed to replace aging and over sized 1/2 hp sump pump in my new house. My existing sump pump moved so much water so fast it would pump out the 30 gallon sump in under a minute. The 1.5" horizontal drain line would back up and fill the laundry sink with ~5 gallons of water. Research told me the size of the pipe was too small and had too many 90° turns, also wrong type of 90°, for the output of the pump and was border line on the slope required. On top of that problem the pump was loud, and when the sink drained the pipes gurgled and sucked. I could here it all over the house and it took some serious getting used too.Two solutions were proposed; replace the drain line and pump or replace pump with a lower flow model.The pump only runs when it is raining and the pit doesn't fill very fast anyway(2-4 hours) so a smaller pump was would do the job fine. I decided to replace the pump first and see if that fixed the problem.I chose this pump for three reasons. First was the size and output was half of my existing pump, and the manufacture said reducing pipe output size would reduce the flow rate without harming the pump. The pump also included a built in air lock preventer. Second the price, the cost of the pump meant in event of failure I could replace the whole system off the shelf for less than 100$, which is cheap enough to keep a spare on the shelf. Third, other reviewers said the pump was quiet.The pump feels solid and well built. All needed parts were included. I merely needed to adapt to my existing drain line. I chose to reduce the output line down to 3/4" PVC, I also installed a 3/4" PVC check valve with 3/4" PVC unions on both sides for ease of service. Pit pumps out in between 2 and 3 minutes now and can barely be heard when operating. The water also no longer backs up into the sink in the basement. Installation was completed in less than 1 hour.Only time will tell how durable the pump is. The pump includes a 1 year warranty and the registration process was very simple.

I bought the cheapest version on here and it has cured my waterlogged backyard. I seriously recommend when you buy this product to get a real 1 1/2 or 1 1/4 discharge hose made for a sump pump and AVOID using a WATER HOSE ADAPTER with a WATER HOSE. The larger the hose the performance will surely show.

It works well but we just find it quite a bit louder than our last pump. The last pump was case iron so I don't know if that makes the difference. It's a great value as the local stores and even the big box stores couldn't match the Amazon price and it was delivered to our door!

Works well, price was right and Superior is an American based company.