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Old 04-05-2010, 10:28 AM   #10
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Installation specifics also depend on whether or not you have perimeter (French) drains around the basement. Most systems do use a check valve installed about 3 feet above the pump. Without the check valve you can run into a situation where the drain from the vertical pipe is enough to turn the pump back on, then the pump will just go on and off ad infinitum.

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