Systems and methods for detecting and resolving impending failures in a sump pump

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instructions to be executed on one or more processors of a system for detecting and resolving impending failures in a sump pump, the instructions when executed causing the one or more processors to:

• determine if a current water level in a sump basin in which the sump pump is disposed has surpassed a set water level, the current water level is determined by a water level sensor placed a short distance above the set water level;
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin has surpassed the set water level, specify a plurality of operating cycles and accordingly activating a mechanical shaker attached to the sump pump to shake the sump pump in order to produce vibrations in the sump pump to shake loose one or more of a jam, a stall, a malfunction, or a debris build-up in the sump pump, wherein each operating cycle of the mechanical shaker has a specified duration, activate the mechanical shaker for one or more of the operating cycles, and at the end of the specified duration in each operating cycle determine if the current water level in the sump basin is acceptable;
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin has not surpassed the set water level or is acceptable, determine potential problems associated with the sump pump by analyzing a motor of the sump pump as activated by the one or more processors;
• and
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin is not acceptable at the end of the plurality of operating cycles as executed by the shaker of the sump pump, sending an alarm message to notify a user.

A system for detecting and resolving impending failures in a sump pump, the system comprising:

• a sump pump;
• a water level sensor coupled to the sump pump;
• a mechanical shaker coupled to the sump pump;
• and
• a pump analyzer, including a memory having instructions for execution on one or more processors, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the pump analyzer to:
• determine if a current water level in a sump basin in which the sump pump is disposed has surpassed a set water level as determined by the water level sensor, the water level sensor placed a short distance above the set water level;
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin has surpassed the set water level, specify a plurality of operating cycles and accordingly activating the mechanical shaker to shake the sump pump in order to produce vibrations in the sump pump to shake loose one or more of a jam, a stall, a malfunction, or a debris build-up in the sump pump, wherein each operating cycle of the mechanical shaker has a specified duration, activate the mechanical shaker for one or more of the operating cycles, and at the end of the specified duration in each operating cycle determine if the current water level in the sump basin is acceptable;
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin has not surpassed the set water level, determine potential problems associated with sump pump by analyzing a motor of the sump pump as activated by the one or more processors;
• and
• in response to determining that the current water level in the sump basin is not acceptable at the end of the plurality of operating cycles as executed by the shaker of the sump pump, sending an alarm message to notify a user.