Prostormer 1/2HP 2110GPH Sumbersible Sump Pump with Built-in Float Switch

Works well for the price, comes with built in float switch. No problems yet.

The city had a water leak in the alley that kept filling up my sprinkler valve box. The leak last 3 months. So I bought this a set it on a timer to pump out every 2 hours for 15 minutes (it took about 1 1/2 hours for my valve box to fill). My valve box was large enough that it held about 110 gallons of water. It worked great a first but the float on the low level switch would get stuck and the pump would not come on. I would have to go and shake the pump a little to get the float loose so pump would come on. Over all it worked as intended and I did use it for about 3 months straight on a timer. When I took it out I did clean it up and back flush the pump to clean it out and it’s ready for the next time I need it

Easy to set up and works perfectly..

I have now owned two of these I thought, possibly the first one just might’ve been defective because I like the size of it and the fact that it had an internal float. I was very wrong. The first one the float pin came off and broke internally and now the second one turned on one time and will not turn on again automatically you have to pull it out turn it off put it back in switch it from manual to automatic. This is an absolute waste of my time it does not at all do what it says. Stay away from it. I would actually give it zero stars, but it won’t let me.

I had this same pump for 8 years, it worked great pumping rainwater and irrigation water out of a sump. When I bought it 8 years ago, it was called a Flotec, but it’s the same identical pump.

Pumps OK, but kind of slow. I don't think it pumps at the GPH it claims. the auto shut-off float sticks a lot. Pump will turn on and off some of the time, but sticks in the off position a lot of the time. I have to shake the pump to get the float to move and turn the pump back on. Will work good as a manual turn on turn off pump. But if you're using it in a place that would get damaged if it gets flooded, then you wouldn't want this pump. One time the pump didn't start and the low area in my yard turned into a pond. I had to put on fishing boots and wade through about 1.5 ft water to the pump and shake it to get the pump to turn on. The good thing is it has always auto shut off. Just doesn't always auto turn on.

Used it three times during "break up"... when, in the last few years.... the snow melt, overwhelms the sump room... Very pleased. Easy to use.. So far can recommend ... except for one thing. Have already purchased a pump with a "float" feature. This will be the back up pump. This is a good pump ... if you don't have water sneaking up on you. With the "melt off" being unpredictable... I see the necessity for a "float" feature, should it start in the middle of the night. Were it not for that... this pump would be just fine... Pool, standing water etc... so far can recommend for ease of use, performance and so forth.

As other reviewers commented I also ran into problems with the automatic/manual feature. I won't get into what I did to resolve that.. but it wasn't that difficult if you're handy. I have a shallow 'lake' that develops on the patio by my pool after a heavy rain due to a partially clogged drain line (which is why I bought this pump). The water depth I'm dealing with is only ~2-3" at most and this pump has a hard time catching prime in that depth as it seems to like to be fully submerged. I have a 'gooseneck' of PVC connecting the outlet of the pump to the blue hose so what I did was to take an old chlorine bucket (see photos) and cut a section out of it where the gooseneck of the pumps output could protrude. I guess I could have just cut the chlorine bucket in half but this way I can store the pump, it's cord, and it's hose all in the bucket when not in use. I fill the bucket up to the cut using a bilge pump (seen lying on it's side in one of the photos) as it easily sucks up water even in water depth as shallow as an inch... and then I put this sump pump into the bucket where it catches prime pretty quickly. As soon as it catches prime I lift it out and put it in the puddle and it quickly drains my 'lake'. Hope this helps.