I have a Zoeller M53 sump pump in our basement that discharges water from the clothes washer/utility sink/whole-house humidifier. The tag on the pump says it was installed in 2015 (which is before I lived in the house). I've had a few times recently where the pump has failed to kick on even though the float is pushed all the way up. If I reach a hook in and pull up on the lever just to test it it successfully kicks it on. I have three options on hand to deal with it, and I'm just curious what you would say is best (at least to start with): - I could tie the float switch arm up in the on position and employ a piggyback styled float - I have a Zoeller float switch replacement kit, so I could try switching it out - I also have a brand new pump on standby, so I could just switch the whole thing out if it's not worth messing with a 6 year old sump pump Any opinions on how I should proceed? I'm a plumbing novice so this is new territory for me. Thanks in advance.

New here and have done some searching (before registering) and can't find quite the right answer. My wife and I are building a home next to her families property. Her parents are on a well with a pressure tank and pressure switch. The well was approved to be a shared well and water was previously run to our property. The line comes from the well towards her parents house and tees off to our property with approximately 350' 1.25" schedule 40 (before their pressure tank). There is currently only a yard hydrant on our property that has strong pressure. Also, the line will be necking down to 1" going into the house. We got some confusing information from some well companies about whether or not we need/want a pressure tank. The construction is underway so we need to resolve this issue asap. We have been told that yes we need a tank but would not hook up the pressure switch. We've been told the tank is not necessary. We've been told that a pressure tank will not benefit us. We don't want to have the pump running all the time when we are running water because that will obviously burn it out. What are our options? 1. Do we need a pressure tank? 2. If so, how do we hook two pressure switches to the same pump? 3.Would we be better only having a holding tank and booster? 4.Are we completely wrong and lost? ​​​​​​