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FYI, California houses do not have basements so I left all the sump pump, stand pipes, and check valves back in Illinois when I left............instead we have earthquakes.

Okay take a rubber stop off one of the other pumps and put it on the other side of the switch so the pump runs for just seconds. No sense in letting it pump the entire sump out.

Mine is an upright so it was easy to move the rubber stop. I also put a rubber stop so it doesn't run too long. Why pump out the entire sump? The water will just come back to it's own level anyhow. If you have a submersible just raise the pump up on blocks until you get the water level where you want. Did that for the lady across the street. Works great. Don't forget the check valve so the water doesn't drain back from the pipe.