Basement Watchdog Bwc1 Basement Watchdog Dual Float Sump Pump Switch with Controller

Very happy. The 12 AMP rating is a big bonus. The protection cage is far more robust than I expected and the product is sturdier than I expected as well. I know it is supposed to attach to a discharge pipe, but I hose-clamped it to a small utility pump inside a perforated bucket for draining window wells w/o weeping tile. It works like a charm! What a great way to turn a small utility pump into an automatic model. In my attached pic I am using it with a pump not from the same manufacturer, but this is the whole point. You can add it to most pumps after the fact, and rig it to within 1.4" of the water on the floor, etc. Now you have a automatic utility/sump/dewatering pump you don't have to monitor.It is not for outdoor use, but in a sheltered location I just attach a portable GFCI and it safes me a ton of monitoring time. The backup (higher) float is genius. In the event of an obstruction, this one kicks in. Somebody thought this product out. Highly recommended. As soon as I finish this review I am buying a second one (just in case).Only downside is the @#$%^& packaging is that horrible pressed thermoplastic that requires a team of special ops soldiers and carbide tools to open up unless you want to cut your hands off with box cutters. Total overkill...PLEASE AMAZON encourage easy-access packaging from your sellers!Great product :) Works exactly as advertised.

So far this unit works perfectly. I have had water issues for many years on and off due to faulty pump switches and switch systems that stick in the on or off position. After doing a lot of research I found that there are no integrated pump switch systems that are completely reliable. Plumbers have fixes similar to this one that cost anywhere from $100 TO $300. But this solution thus far is the most elegantly simple, low cost and about the only thing that I can see that might fail is the electronics that turn the pump timer on and off. I have had this unit in for about 6 weeks and so far so good it works every time.It's been almost a year now and this switch is still working well, it has saved me a lot of worry and I trust it to work every time. As for the 10 second delay that seems to trouble some people, you can easily adjust the height of the float to make sure you empty the sump completely or make sure it doesn't drain before timer shuts down. This is no big deal. I still recommend this product 100%Coming up on 4 years and this product is still working great not 1 single failure!I originally purchased in 2011, 7 years later the back up float system saved me from flooding. The fist magnetic float switch failed and the second one kicked in as advertised and kept the pump working. I noticed one day that the sump hole water level was higher than I had originally set. After some preliminary investigation I realized that the primary switch float wasn't working but the back up kicked in just as designed.I quickly purchased a new unit which arrived in a few days. I just finished replacing the unit and I'm back to normal. I took the time to disassemble the failed float unit (which is easy to do) and I cleaned up all the caked up silt, and once i did this the old float switch unit is working again! Now I have a reconditioned backup. What I learned is that after 7 years of flawless performance, the unit developed some silt/muddy build up that interfered with the magnet sensing on the primary float inside the cage. Once cleaned all was good again. hence if you have one, it worth the few minutes it takes to clean it up once in a while. So now I'm a 7 year test lab with nothing but excellent results. if I could give it 6 stars I would!

This was purchased to replace a Basement Watchdog Battery Backup Float kit that had broken previously.The product arrived earlier than expected. Directions were for the most part clear and assembly was quick and not overly complicated. The float worked well during a storm surge from the remnant of Hurricane Debby and continues to function well.

Straight forward product, however it's a good solution for small sump basins. My pump was cycling too often, and there wasn't enough room in my sump basin to operate a piggyback float effectively. Watchdog claims it runs for 10 seconds but it's more like 7 to 8... works great!

Works great