Questions & Answers for: how does a sump pump overheat

...pump is either going bad or there is somethin gin the pumps/sump assy. on this model the unit generally tends to shut down when the pump overheats, and will only restart when the pump cools off, a ...

...as yours has been doing. Mine worked for pumping water out of my basement (not the speediest little pump), but only because there is a sump hole in the floor where the pump could remain

...is ground and the other two can be wired to either blade of the plug. If you do have a 220V pump and you connect it to 110V anyway, the pump will perform poorly and will probably overheat and

...sump hole filled with steaming water this morning.... the hole is 4-5 feet deep. Other than buying a different brand today what can I do? Steaming water as in hot steaming or temperature differential ...

...motor. But all costs are energy and it's cheaper to throw motors in landfill and import new one from China. Replace sump pump. If pump is new, contact Flotec for warranty:

shutting off blocked pick-up screen could cause the pump to overheat, old pump could be simply overheating, mineral build up in pipes could be causing over pressure at the pump creating overheating...

...sump to remove foam and prevent large slag from entering the oil pump. Once the oil filter network is blocked, the supply of lubricating oil to the diesel generator is interrupted, which will cause ...

...pump impellor that is allowing water through the timing cover and into the sump. At this stage it will be a pin hole but it will get bigger.. Fix the problem as the water in the oil destroys the oil ...

...sump. Have a compression test done to determine if it is a head gasket or cracked head problem . Have a coolant system pressure test done to find the leak especially at the hole under the water pump ...

...no cloudiness in oil check for the leak at the weep hole of the water pump as that runs down onto the lip of the sump and runs around have the system pressure tested to prove where the leak is ...