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Septic aerator pump alarm
Posted on 10/7/23 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 10/7/23 at 2:07 pm
Need a little help diagnosing my aerator alarm. I had my tank pumped earlier in the year. A few months afterwards I got an alarm on my aerator, checked tank and noticed no bubbling. I rebuilt my pump (noticed my diaphragms looked fine at the time, but replaced anyhow) and it worked fine for a couple of days, then alarm again. I then replaced my diffuser and system operated properly for a few days, then alarm again. I had a different pump lying around from another project so I replaced pump altogether and it works fine for a day or so then alarm again. I can unplug the pump for a couple of hours, plug back in, and it will run fine for about a day before I get an alarm. I'm wondering if there is a break in my pvc line between my pump and the tank, but that doesn't explain why the system runs fine for a day before alarming. Another thought is the diffuser is getting clogged and may have to replace or make one, but then again why would it work when I leave it unplugged for a couple of hours then plug it back in? I'm getting the same problem with 2 different pumps, so the problem isn't the pump itself.
Posted on 10/8/23 at 7:25 am to iwantacooler
Have you check the the floats that tell the pump to start and stop pumping
Posted on 10/8/23 at 7:55 am to KRS
I’m not well versed on septic systems, but are you thinking of a float switch for an effluent pump?
The pump I’m talking about is the air pump that constantly runs. Like a MoDad.
The pump I’m talking about is the air pump that constantly runs. Like a MoDad.
Posted on 10/8/23 at 4:04 pm to iwantacooler
cut the wires to the alarm.
Posted on 10/8/23 at 10:47 pm to iwantacooler
Mine would go off when the tank was full and the timer hadn't hit the sprinkler time yet.
When I flip the switch to silent, the pump kicks on to the sprinklers and resolves the issue.
Are you sure it's not a full tank? A bad float switch can cause this to not empty. I believe there are two floats, for top and bottom levels.
Other than that, I am not sure what else triggers the alarm.
When I flip the switch to silent, the pump kicks on to the sprinklers and resolves the issue.
Are you sure it's not a full tank? A bad float switch can cause this to not empty. I believe there are two floats, for top and bottom levels.
Other than that, I am not sure what else triggers the alarm.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 6:22 am to MasterDigger
This is the pump (aerator) that is alarming. I’ve only known these to go off when there diaphragm is bad or there isn’t sufficient back pressure.
From what I gather my system is a 3 chamber system that gravity feeds out into a leach field. No effluent pump/float switch. One chamber fills, spills over into the second chamber (where aerator diffuser is) and fills, spills over into the third chamber, then empties into the leach field.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:28 am to iwantacooler
Pump duty float switches are designed to control a submersible pump turning it on and off automatically based upon the liquid level inside your pump tank. Control duty float switches are designed to be connected directly to a control panel to tell the control panel when to turn the pump on an off, or to signal the high level or low level alarm based upon the liquid level inside your tank. If one is going bad depending on which it is it could pump your tank all the way down or not pump at all. Should be 3 of them in your tank low level alarm High level alarm and the middle one when the pump should pump do to level
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