“I would stick to battery back ups from here out. The amount of water used is crazy and barely moves water out. Also the amount of water used makes pipes sweat ALOT.”
“Was installed improperly by a very dumb (and I mean dumb) plumber. Hired new plumber to reinstall the unit. Now it is at the correct height. Works when in test mode (have not yet had a power-outage emergency where it would be tested during potential basement flooding). Keeping our fingers crossed.”
“Ordered this through plumbingsupplyandmore. Instruction for installation were clear. Installed it as a DIY project. Had to put in a bit of unanticipated work due to its unique design.Pros: Clean and Easy design. Easy to install. Instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. Due to the lay out of my plumbing and discharge tubes I had to opt for the wood mounted install option.Cons:1. Design of the discharge Pipe: Its a glue type connection unlike the sump pump where you have a screw on connector. Not terrible, just that if you glue it wrong you will have some added work ahead of you.2. Location if the discharge tube: Because the fresh water inlet and the discharge outlet are along a straight line, it does not leave any room for the sump pump discharge line to line up properly. The issue with this is that it makes your existing sump pump lid obsolete.3. Sump Pump Lid: Because the sump pump lid becomes obsolete, I had to make a custom lid which added about a days worth of additional work for me based on choice of lid materials. Cannot leave this open as it can be hazard.4. Length of water pipe and float is not adjustable: Because of wood mounting the height of sump water inlet cannot be adjusted, nor can the float. In my present application the water intake and float switch height is a lot higher than needed. I would have liked to have inserted the sump inlet at least an additional 6 inches into the pit but could not do it.Update 07/21/2019Due to point 4 mentioned above. The one instance where the electricity went out in my instance because the float is so high a lot of water accumulated below my basement floor causing water marks on my concrete. When this dried out my concrete floor started to crack. Not being able to adjust the float height and water intake from sump is a big issue. I hope they engineer around it.”
“Ordered this through plumbingsupplyandmore. Instruction for installation were clear. Installed it as a DIY project. Had to put in a bit of unanticipated work due to its unique design.Pros: Clean and Easy design. Easy to install. Instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. Due to the lay out of my plumbing and discharge tubes I had to opt for the wood mounted install option.Cons:1. Design of the discharge Pipe: Its a glue type connection unlike the sump pump where you have a screw on connector. Not terrible, just that if you glue it wrong you will have some added work ahead of you.2. Location if the discharge tube: Because the fresh water inlet and the discharge outlet are along a straight line, it does not leave any room for the sump pump discharge line to line up properly. The issue with this is that it makes your existing sump pump lid obsolete.3. Sump Pump Lid: Because the sump pump lid becomes obsolete, I had to make a custom lid which added about a days worth of additional work for me based on choice of lid materials. Cannot leave this open as it can be hazard.4. Length of water pipe and float is not adjustable: Because of wood mounting the height of sump water inlet cannot be adjusted, nor can the float. In my present application the water intake and float switch height is a lot higher than needed. I would have liked to have inserted the sump inlet at least an additional 6 inches into the pit but could not do it.Update 07/21/2019Due to point 4 mentioned above. The one instance where the electricity went out in my instance because the float is so high a lot of water accumulated below my basement floor causing water marks on my concrete. When this dried out my concrete floor started to crack. Not being able to adjust the float height and water intake from sump is a big issue. I hope they engineer around it.”
“The gallons per minute is ultimately what has kept me from purchasing one of these for years. It wasn't until my primary sump failed during a thunderstorm that I quickly realized bailing by hand using a bucket was no way to even come close to keeping up in the event of a pump failure in a situation like that.I then resorted to a battery powered backup pump kit from a well known hardware store which was great as it came with a 3 year warranty! But I soon realized just one year and 3 months later the backup pump is not made the same as the primary and the prop for the pump sits very flush with the bottom of the unit, which inevitably will corrode over time, really making the warranty useless in my eyes. After all, what good is a backup pump that doesn't work if it isn't used for a year?In steps this Liberty Sump Jet! I do know how to plumb with copper well, but this was my first time with pex tubing. As long as the pex tubing is cut straight, sharkbite quick connectors are NO PROBLEM at all!I ran a new cold water line from the 3/4" section in my basement over to the corner where my sump pit is and ran it down the wall with a 90 degree elbow and tee'd that off to a spigot so I can fill my pit for testing with city water at any time. (A great thinking-ahead-feature on my part as I've had so many failures over the years!) at the lower end near the floor I sweat'd on a copper barb for the pex fittings from there into the sump water line inlet.Ultimately for me, my biggest obstacle was fitting the sump jet into my pit itself, just underneath my Radon Air Tight Sump Dome I had purchase for radon mitigation. I ended up using the convenient 4 holes in the sump jet with some longer threaded bolts with lock washers and nuts on the bottom side. I cut a small slice of 3" PVC to use as a support spacer between the top of the sump jet and the bottom of the sump lid, so I could keep the sump jet just a little bit lower and not entirely flush on the bottom of my sump dome lid for my needs.This was great! Hidden out of sight. I followed the instructions and installed a reliable double backflow prevention valve to keep the sump water from back flowing into our home water supply. The pex quick connect was perfect on the sump jet for accepting the blue pex tubing and I liked it so much I got another to use in case I ever need to remove the water feed from the sump jet for any sump pump maintenance. I did NOT install just a "Y" PVC adapter as I didn't want any water flow force from my primary sump pump to be able to back feed to the sump jet which I feel could slow down it's efficiency. Again, this was done according to the instructions. A full separate discharge line out the back of my home. I just have 2 sump hoses leaving my home now instead of one and they are next to each other.Slowly turning on the shutoff valve that I installed within 6 feet of the sump jet is handy and allowed me to allow water to flow to the sump jet while removing as much air as I could before any testing as the company suggests.I only heard one short air pocket/thunk noise as I filled the sump pit for a full test. Surprisingly it didn't take long at all to lower the level which will keep my basement dry for many years to come! Feels very solid in construction and runs quiet itself, although I can hear the water itself running through the copper plumbing. I have not yet installed a water hammer as suggested, but plan to do as soon as I am able to.Now time will tell, but my nerves are taking a much needed rest already, which I cannot put a price on.Thanks so much for a great quality product!”
