Customer Reviews

Little Giant 5-ASP-LL Water Wizard Submersible Pump

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I just got my two new Little Giants, one for manual operation and one for automatic operation. I get groundwater that threatens coming into my house when it gets to be a few inches deep. I purchased this automatic pump/switch combo because the info on the Little Giant manufacturer's site makes it look like it will pump down to 3/8 inches or so--NOT TRUE!!! With the auto switch on it won't kick in at all until the water is 3-5 inches deep. Be forewarned based on your specific needs. When in manual modes the pumps work great, spilling a 3/4" garden hose-sized stream of water that shoots out 2 feet or more.

Terry Gundlach

Newport Beach, CA

I purchased this because I have a walk-up basement (enclosed) and the well kept filling up in very heavy rains and flooding my basement. Although it works great and just like advertised the default position for the automatic start is about 0.5" too high for my problem, I had to jury-rig it to get it to work. An adjustable sensor would have been great.

Great price and good quality for a self-contained sump pump "almost" at floor level, highly recommended.

After receiving my pump I set it up and flooded the area around it with water. It turned on automatically and pumped the water without incident. My test involved pumping the water 5 ft vertically and 25 ft horizontally. There was a decent amount of water pressure coming out the other end of the hose. I haven't experienced a storm yet, but based on my test I'm confident it will work as advertised.

I've read that diaphragm switches like the one on this pump are more reliable than float switches and this is one of the smallest pumps I could find with a diaphragm switch. The switch has a separate AC plug than the pump. The pump AC plug piggybacks the switch AC plug in a single outlet. The pump can be set to run continuously by bypassing the switch and plugging the pump AC plug directly into the outlet.

This pump is a great little package! It is very compact, lightweight but heavy enough to not fall over. I searched awhile for finding one that fit my needs of getting ride of unwanted water! It activates on a low water level of approximately 3", which is very important. For small jobs and the correct application, this is the best I have found.... would highly recommend!

I looked around a lot for pumps to help with a flooding problem. The low profile and automatic switch seemed ideal. It only worked for about 3 hours before completely dying. I regret this purchase. Thankfully I had also purchased a Wayne PC4 water transfer pump which works like a charm. Wayne PC4 1/2 HP 115-Volt Transfer Water Pump, Cast Iron

I've had a problem with water coming up from the ground in my sewer trap hole and flooding part of my basement a few times a year when it rains heavily. So instead of continuing to opening the trap to let it drain ( and chancing a sewer back up) I tried to find a small profile pump with a auto trigger.

After several hours of searching I decided on this one and it has worked great for the last month or so. It fits in the small space between my sewer pipe and the side wall of the trap which is a space of about 6" x 12" and 8" deep with a floor of muddy dirt and some rocks. It pumps water to a height of about 7' before exiting into my front garden using a standard garden hose. The pressure at the spout indicates that it could probably still pump out water to a height of 10'-12' with ease, possibly more. The trigger doesn't start it up until there is water a few inches above it's base but I don't have any problem with that.

I have no cons to report as yet.

I've had this pump for approximately 5 months, and I've been very pleased. The sump in my basement is very narrow, and a standard pump and float wouldn't fit. This pump with it's diaphragm trigger is ideal for the small space. I highly recommend it.