How often should my sump pump come on?
I just bought a house and I’ve noticed that my sump pump comes on about every 30-45 minutes. Thats seems a bit excessive so I’m wondering if it needs to be replaced. The house is about 4 years old and it sits at the bottom of a hill so I’m told the sump pump comes on because I get the water from the homes that sit above me. I would appreciate any advise or ideas as I am a first time home owner. Thanks.
i also forgot to mention. The house was not winterized before we bought it so the sprinkler system busted. But we turned off the water to the sprinkler…so that should stop water from flowing to the sprinklers, right? Besides, its winter and we wont be using the sprinklers until Spring so we werent concerned about fixing it right away…unless it is what’s causing the Sump Pump to kick on..hmmmm 
The pump should turn on whenever the water level rises to the set level. You could try to set the water level to a higher point. This would cause the sump pump to turn less times during the day, but it would take longer to drain when the pump turns on.
If it is set too low it will turn on whenever you get just a little bit of water in your sump.
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