Is it safe to quickly test a dry sump pump?

[Jack L. Gilleland]

Kenton, maybe if the snow is melting. lol

[Timothy J. Gardner]

DANG! I love this thread!

Observations:
1. If there is no battery backup on a basement sump pump, I recommend one.
2. I too, don't haul or carry or hose water into a sump to test a sump pump. I once did so, and water sprayed all over the place in a vacant home. ( I now carry a Box-O-Rags in the truck.) I disclaim an empty sump, but do remark if or not the pump responded to the controls.

BTW: Submersible pumps have an oil bath seal that allows them to run dry. Line shaft sump pumps have no seal to fail if run dry. In short, they are designed to run dry for quite some time

LSHIPIMP,

TG