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My Little Giant pump (554405) is connected to our furnace/cac collecting condensation. It's been working fine for about 5 years. Now it keeps turning on for about 2 seconds and stopping only to repeat about a minute later. No water is being pumped out. It's been doing this for a couple days. Is there an easy fix?

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There could be gunk in the bottom....then the float does not work right and the pump will not pump either...

remove the pipes and/or hoses and then the screws that hold down the top....clean the inside really well and reassemble... that may work,,,, but it may already be burnt up...

if cleaning does not work the replace the pump...you should be able to buy a new one at a HVAC supply house or some place like HD or Lowes...they will be in the 50.00 or less range...

Testimonial: "Thanks for the suggestion. I cleaned out the basin, removed gunk and it seems to be fine now. Thanks again."

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