Wayne CDUCAP725 1/3 Horsepower Cast Iron and Steel Switch Genius Technology Sump Pump
- 2700-Gallons per hour at 10-feet of lift
- Cast iron base with steel epoxy motor housing
- 1-1/2-Inch NPT discharge
- Piggy-back power cord for automatic or manual operation
- 5-Year limited warranty
WAYNE WATER SYSTEMS CDUCAP725 1/3HP SUMP PUMP
List Price: $ 161.67
Price: $ 117.75
Sensor must be cleaned to work properly…,
—–Update 7/22/10——–
Well after a little more than a year the Switch Genius has failed. The pump no longer shuts off, it just keeps running with a short break after about 20 seconds then resumes.
Obviously, I can’t recommend a sump pump that fails so quickly. After digging out the instructions, they do state that you need to keep the surface of the Switch Genius water sensor clean and that a dirty sensor could cause what happened to mine. Mine is pretty scaled at this point and I can’t clean it completely without damaging the surface. The instructions do not indicate how often it should be cleaned.
So had I cleaned the sensor surface every couple months I suppose it may still work fine. But you shouldn’t have to do that on a sump pump.
And it has also gotten a lot louder over time, and I don’t know why that would be unless something else is failing or worn. My old Zoeller which I kept as a backup is much quieter than the Wayne now.
—-original review—–
It’s hard to do a review on this because as we all know, one of the most important features of a sump pump is its reliability, and I simply haven’t had it long enough to know that. So keep that in mind as you read this.
This pump is very quiet and powerful. I can just barely hear it run when standing right over the sump pit. My old Zoeller pump could be heard throughout the house. The Switch Genius works fine, and hopefully will eliminate the problem I had with my old pump of the float getting stuck.
The Switch Genius has its own power cord with a receptacle on the back of the plug, and the sump power then plugs into that. The switch receptacle is then what controls power to the sump. For continuous pumping, you simply plug the sump power directly into an outlet. Kind of an odd setup but it works. The cords were a bit short for my setup and I had to use an extension cord. I don’t know how the Switch Genius works but I like the fact that there is nothing mechanical to fail.
This doesn’t seem to be built as solid as my old cast iron Zoeller pump, but it is much quieter. The Wayne is described as cast iron but the only cast iron appears to be the intake/outlet housing. The impeller and top are thermoplastic. Only time will tell if it is as reliable or not, but with a 5 year warranty I would expect it to be. My biggest concern is that if it does get stuck on I would never know it until it burns out because it is so quiet. But I do have a backup system in place.
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I’ve had the Wayne pump running for about a month now and it’s performance has been flawless. So far I would recommend this pump to others.
It’s now Sept 2011 and the pump is still working great. Just keep in mind that you have to clean the electronic switch periodically or the pump won’t turn on and off properly.
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