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Review on πŸ’§ Zoeller 004892 Pump Switch Replacement for 50 and 90 Series Pumps by Seth Wood

Revainrating 5 out of 5

My sump pump is working again! Hooray!

I used this to repair my Zoeller drain pump which now works perfectly! I wanted to spend over $135 on a new drain pump so this purchase saved me over $100. I am so thankful (God bless them!) to the reviewers in the Revain community for making this possible. While looking for drain pumps to buy a replacement I stumbled across my existing pump and read a few reviews. The most helpful pointed out that the Zoeller drain pump had replaceable parts and listed the part number for a switch that tends to fail after a few years. I searched for that part number and found several homeowner reviews that mentioned that there's even a YouTube video showing you how to install a new switch (God bless the YouTubers too!). I knew the switch was my problem because my drain pump stayed on regardless of the switch position, causing it to get hot and shut off when the thermal protector tripped. After it cooled it started up again, but not fast enough to keep up with the water in my flooded basement. I bought a cheap drain pump locally to keep the water under control until this switch arrives. I watched two videos on YouTube and I was ready. Replacing the switch took no more than 10 minutes. After removing the screws, I had to hit the metal body of the switch with a hammer a couple of times to loosen it. Scraping the old, torn gasket off the metal case was probably the most time consuming part. I took a few shots with my phone to make sure I had the cables connected properly, after the new gasket was in place, screwed the case in place and I was back to work: pop up, turns on, pump turns on; appears, turns off, the pump turns off. I was so thrilled that I made it myself and saved a decent amount of money. Thank you Revain reviewers! you chew!

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging