Septic tank alarms *UPDATE-FIXED*
On a few septic systems we have installed over the past couple years, the high level alarm comes on inside the HO's home. Take the lid off the tank and the water level is normal and pump works fine. Take a rake and pick up the alarm float and set it back down and alarm shuts off. Water was never up high enough to activate the switch in the float. Seems to only be a problem in the winter and not the summer which leads me to believe it is a moisture problem where we spliced the wires. Inside the tank we join the wires with wire nuts and place inside a waterproof junction box and mount the box on the risers way above the water. Now there is alot of condensation inside the tanks. Also, we use 14/2 direct burial wire and we run it inside conduit and run the wire into the basement and the electrician takes it from there.
Here is the kicker, we have install prolly a hundred systems for many different contractors and homeowners. The HO's that are having the problem are the systems that we installed through the same (1) contractor which is leaving us to believe that he may not be wiring the alarm float properly.
I know nothing about electrical, but is it possible it could be wired wrong to cause this problem ??
On a few septic systems we have installed over the past couple years, the high level alarm comes on inside the HO's home. Take the lid off the tank and the water level is normal and pump works fine. Take a rake and pick up the alarm float and set it back down and alarm shuts off. Water was never up high enough to activate the switch in the float. Seems to only be a problem in the winter and not the summer which leads me to believe it is a moisture problem where we spliced the wires. Inside the tank we join the wires with wire nuts and place inside a waterproof junction box and mount the box on the risers way above the water. Now there is alot of condensation inside the tanks. Also, we use 14/2 direct burial wire and we run it inside conduit and run the wire into the basement and the electrician takes it from there.
Here is the kicker, we have install prolly a hundred systems for many different contractors and homeowners. The HO's that are having the problem are the systems that we installed through the same (1) contractor which is leaving us to believe that he may not be wiring the alarm float properly.
I know nothing about electrical, but is it possible it could be wired wrong to cause this problem ??