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The Little Giant Pump Company is based in Oklahoma, USA and was purchased by the conglomerate of Franklin
Electric in 2006. Little Giant dates back to 1941, when it produced the world’s first self-contained electric
motor-driven submersible pump.
Franklin Electric is now the world’s largest manufacturer of submersible electric motors. There is no question
that consumers can depend on Little Giant and Franklin Electric to make the highest quality sump pumps.
Little Giant sump pumps are some of the best on the market for several reasons. First of all, these are
submersible sump pumps, so they must be of the highest quality construction. Durability is vital. Little Giant sump
pumps are made from cast iron and stainless steel, conclusively proven to be the strongest and best materials for
submersible sump pumps.
In addition, the motor housing on Little Giant sump pumps is filled with oil so the motor has a lifetime of
lubrication, greatly easing maintenance. Little Giant supplies different lengths of power cords, too, for ease of
operation, although the Little Giant sump pumps also run automatically and are designed for continuous duty.
Little Giant sump pumps offer the full range of available options for mechanisms to activate the machine, as
well. Tether floats hang from the side of the sump pump. As water rises, the float rises with it until it activates
the pump. Once the water level is lowered, the float once again lowers to the side of the pump.
Vertical floats are similar to tether floats, but they travel up and down on a vertical bar. As with the tether
floats, when the water rises, the float rises with it and activates the pump when the water reaches a predetermined
level.
A third activation mechanism found on some Little Giant sump pumps is the diaphragm, which is more technically
advanced than the floats. The diaphragm is essentially a small membrane located on a drum-shaped mechanism on the
side of the pump.
This membrane is sensitive to water pressure, and as the water level rises, the water pressure increases and the
diaphragm becomes concave, thus activating the sump pump. When the water level and water pressure drop, the pump
automatically turns off. Of course, Little Giant offers manual sump pumps, as well.
Another great feature of Little Giant sump pumps is their energy efficiency. They have been engineered to draw
less energy while delivering greater pump flow with permanent spilt capacitor motors with energy-saving low amp
draws.
Little Giant sump pumps come in a wide variety of operational capacities as well, from small 1/3 horsepower motors
to large, professional plumbing contractor grade 6/10 horsepower machines. High horse powered pumps can keep up
with a heavy flow of water into a sump pit, although most homeowners will require a smaller capacity, which also
use less electricity.
Little Giant sump pumps are among the very best machines on the market to quietly and efficiently take care of
flooded basements. They require very little maintenance and are built by a long-established, trustworthy, and
dependable company that has been in the submersible motor industry for many years.
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