WAYNE CDU980E 3/4 HP Submersible Sump Pump – Cast Iron & Stainless Steel, Vertical Float Switch, 5,490 GPH, 5-Year Warranty

WONDERFUL! I have major water issues during heavy rains. My old pump suddenly gave out, and this one was delivered in less than 2 days. Easy to adapt and install within an hour. Runs so quietly I had to see the water coming out of the discharge pipe to make sure it was running. Pumps quickly and effortlessly. We have had flooding rains here this Spring and I am extremely happy with this pump.

I recently purchased a 95% gut renovation in Chicago. The plumbing work that was done is phenomenal, so I was extremely surprised to find a 1/2 inch of water in half of my newly finished basement after our first flash flood rain of the summer last month. I pulled the sump basin lid off and sure enough, it completely full. I fished around in the water with my hand until I found float and wiggled it around a few times which finally triggered the pump to turn on. It drained the basin and drained the water that had backed in the inlet pipes, leaving me to push all of the standing water floor drain and spend a few days cleaning up the mess. When it rained again that weekend, I immediately went down to the basement and sure enough, I watched the basin fill quickly, but the float didn't trigger pump again, so there I sat on the floor in the utility room, for 3 hours in the middle of the night, hitting the float with a piece of wood every 5 minutes to turn the pump on. Once it stopped raining, I pulled the pump out, which is when I learned it was a Flotec FPZS33T model. I disassembled the float switch, cleaned all of the contacts, reassembled the switch, checked all of the seals, cleaned the intake, and put the pump back in the basin. I ran my garden hose into basin, and successfully triggered the float switch. I was feeling pretty satisfied with my handy work. Problem solved right? Wrong. We got through two more decent rains without any problems. The pump seemed to be working well. On Wednesday night (two days ago), the entire Chicagoland area was under Flash Flood and Tornado warnings. When the rain started, I went down to the basement and everything seemed good. After about 20 minutes, I went back down to the basement and noticed that basin was 2/3 full, but the pump was still running full tilt because I could not only hear it, but I could hear the water moving through the discharge pipe. I sat there for the next 20 minutes and watched the basin slowly fill to capacity, backing up the inlet pipes yet again. Within an hour of the rain starting, I had water beginning to pool on the floor again, not as badly as the first time because the pump was actually on, but bad enough to really tick me off. This pump was less than a year old, and it already had a faulty switch and completely failed to keep pace with a regular summer thunder storm! I ordered a Wayne CDU980E 3/4 horsepower sump pump on Amazon with overnight delivery. The pump came by noon yesterday. I had it installed in 15 minutes because the fittings and pipe lengths were a perfect match. I tested it and it ran great. Last night we had another torrential downpour and new pump worked like a champ! This thing didn't even break a sweat, and it is actually a bit quieter than the other pump to boot! I'm very satisfied. Great product and incredibly easy to install! The Wayne pump only cost $30 more than the Flotec pump and it is a much better design and WAY me powerful. I'll monitor the performance over the summer and post back if anything changes. The good news for Flotec is that I might not throw their garbage pump away immediately. I'm thinking of making an outdoor basin that catches rainwater from my gutter downspout and then pump it into a larger catchment in my garden to use for watering my plants. So yeah, this pump will spend the remainder of its life in my garden, moving rainwater for my vegetables, but I will never allow it near my home ever again!

This pump is pleasantly quiet—not “did it teleport away?” quiet, but more like a steady, reassuring hum that lets you know it’s working hard and not plotting against you. You can hear it doing its job, but it’s never annoying or disruptive. Think responsible adult energy, not heavy machinery chaos. Performance-wise, it’s an absolute workhorse. Once installed, it just gets down to business and moves water like it’s personally offended by moisture. Build quality is solid and confidence-inspiring, and setup was straightforward with no surprises. Overall, it’s reliable, well-made, reasonably quiet, and drama-free—exactly what you want from a pump. Five stars for doing its job well without trying to be the loudest thing in the room.

I purchased this exact 3/4 sump years ago. I have had excellent results with the power and efficiency of it. We really got hit a few months ago in the Milwaukee area with a big storm and it ran continually. We got water, but it could have been a lot worse if the pump would not have been running continually and really pumped the water. Everyone in the neighborhood got water. Too much rain. Picked up another one to have sitting by the sump well. This is a real winner.

I recently got the Wayne CDU980E Submersible Sump Pump 3/4 HP, and let me tell you, it's a game-changer! This baby is a beast when it comes to keeping my basement dry and flood-free. With a high capacity of 5,490 GPH, it can handle anything mother nature throws its way. The automatic vertical float switch is a lifesaver, as it kicks in exactly when needed, without me having to lift a finger. The durable cast iron and stainless steel construction make me feel confident that this pump is built to last. Say goodbye to basement flooding nightmares with the Wayne CDU980E – highly recommend it to anyone looking for peace of mind during heavy rains or snow melts.

So just looking up our how old our sump was. I understand (via my google expertise) that they typically last 7-11 years based on usage needs. We bought our original Wayne over 8 years ago and it has been a beast but its finally time to replace it. For context we have a vertical ejection requirement of about 15+ feet but need the sump on a regular basis as this clears water from our walk out basement every time it rains. So its been used regularly for 8 years and has done a good job clearing the water. At this point it owes us nothing and has worked really well. It is also sufficiently quiet considering the power output. I'm buying another right now. Would certainly recommend if their build quality is still the same as it was 8 years ago. No regrets on this purchase.

Nice pump. Good and strong

WOW IS THIS PUMP QUIET! Replaced a 1/2HP Campbell Hausfeld sump where the switch had started to fail and not always trigger when the float was up. Thankfully we had a battery backup sump in place as it took over while we were out, otherwise we would have had a flooded basement! First things first, if you're reading this and on the fence about a backup system, get one - it will save your basement from flooding, probably more than once. Back to this sump pump, the whole reason for this review, it is QUIET. The 1/2 HP we replaced could be heard running from the main floor, wish I would have put a db meter on it to see how loud it was. This Wayne pump runs at only 60db! For comparison, normal close quarters conversation is around 60db. Uploaded a couple screenshots from Sound Meter, which was used in my phone at a distance of 3ft from the covered (not sealed) pit. With water running into a near-full pit, the db sits around 38db. When the pump runs, it jumps up to around 60db, which by my ears might more be contributed to the sound of water rushing through the PVC pipe, and not necessarily all from the sump pump. Once the pump shuts off, the noise level settles in around 42db as the trickling noise and splashing of water is louder in a near-empty pit that a near-full one. Helps that a few years back, we also added the Quiet Check Valve, which prevents the load "slam" you hear from water pushing back down against the valve after the pump shuts off. Now, unless you're right outside the utility room door, or in the room with the pump, you can't tell it's running. Well worth the investment. The switch, the most prone part to fail, can be had on Amazon for about $20 it appears. I hope to get 5+ years out of this pump before a switch failure, then for a simple $20 fix, get another 3-5 years out of it before worrying about a full replacement again.

MUY PODEROSA, DESALOJA RAPIDAMENTE Y CON FUERZA EL AGUA. RECOMIENDO LA COMPRA.

We just moved in to our newly renovated house and it had a new sump pump but a cheap one (1/4 hp and $90-$100 price range). This cheap pump would run for 1-2 minutes at a time and so loud that it would wake us up at night. So I googled best sump pump and this Wayne one came up as highest rated. I watched a few youtube videos on how to install, and it was super easy, since all my pipes were new and the pit was already set I didn't need to replace any piping or dig the pit, I just unscrewed the old pump and screwed this one in. Then I filled up the pit with water and did a test run and it emptied in 2 seconds with only a gentle noise. I was actually blown away. I couldn't understand why anyone would endure the noise of the cheaper pump to save $100 or $150. In terms of noise, I wanted to give a detailed review because this was our primary concern: -the noise is comparable to a quiet/newer dishwasher when you are beside the pump. Since ours is in an enclosed utility closet the pump operation noise is not noticeable from outside the closet unless you are told what to listen for and sit quietly to wait for it. It is also so quick that the sound doesn't last long. -The pump is so powerful and quick that it creates some force when it turns on and sends the water out. You may hear the water flow through pipes if you can hear water flow through other pipes in your house (like if you can hear somebody empty the bathtub when you are downstairs). This may or may not be noticeable depending on how insulated your walls are and whether or not you have secured the outflow pipes (or if they're just flopping around willy-nilly). The pump also feels very solid and looks well built. The only negative was shipping took 2 days longer than expected and that happened to be during a rain event so we were suffering with the old pump. I would totally recommend.

We've been using (and fixing) a Zoeller 50 series pump since we moved into this house, which is at the bottom of a hill and always has water passing through it, nearly three years ago. It finally died (luckily we had the Liberty water-powered pump as a backup because the Zoeller failed three times in three years, but it was much older than that), so in a hurry, we bought the Wayne because our Liberty pump uses a LOT of water and we're on metered water here. It's only been six days since I installed it, but it seems to be better than the Zoeller so far. It's quieter and appears to be pumping the water further out of the house than the Zoeller, which is resulting in there being significantly less water coming into the house. We've never not heard the slow trickle in the basement- until now. The sump well is almost dried up completely and while the weather has been dry this week, previous years, we've never seen the trickle stop, no matter what the weather. I don't know about the longevity of it, but I'll try to remember to update as it gets older. Installation was okay, but harder than they make it seem, probably because we were replacing a Zoeller pump, which had funky plumbing. I needed a 10" x 1.5" ABS pipe, a male to female threaded ABS end to go into the sump, and ABS glue to glue it all together. But I still have the Zoeller check valve above it (as you see in the image) because we just replaced that last year (it narrows to 1.5" wide at the bottom). I've never installed a replacement sump before and I managed okay alone. I hope this helps if you, like us, are in a mad panic and trying to choose between the Zoeller and Wayne. edit: 2019-12-02, LOVE this sump. It's so much quieter and quicker than our Zoeller. I love it more and more with time. Just came to update. 2021-12-11: two years in and it's still going great. 10/10 recommend. Upped to 5 stars because I forget how hard it was to install and all I see are the sunshine and rainbows it pumps out.

Grandement solicité et fonctionne très bien jusqu’à maintenant. Je reviendrai dans un an pour mettre à jour mon avis.

We purchased this pump in February to replace a 5 year old pump that was loud and the float kept getting stuck in on the on position. We didn't realize how quiet the sump could be and lived with the noisy one way too long. In Spring, our sump pump goes off 5-6 times an hour and the old one was so loud we could hear it two floors up. The Wayne pump is so quiet that we don't hear it. It was an easy install even though we had never replaced the pump before and we easily saved over $500 by not using a plumber. It's a solid built unit and much higher quality than the old pump. If we ever have to replace it we will happily choose another Wayne. So glad we could find it on Amazon as the in store pumps at local hardware and plumbing supply stores don't measure up to this one.