Zoeller 105-0001 Laundry Pump Package Including M53 Sump Pump, Water Motor, Motor Pump

This is a pretty sturdy unit, and does what I expect of it - pump the laundry water! I had a zoeller m53 (same pump unit as this) as my primary sump pump for the past number of years and it has been nothing but stellar, so I expect the same of this one. I ended up rearranging the setup to use the 1.5 in pipe as air vent, the other 1.5 pipe as sink drain and the 2 in pipe as the laundry water pipe. This has worked fine so far. Make sure to secure the outlet pipe securely, this unit pumps water with intensity!I'd recommend putting this on the same circuit as your laundry machine so if the breaker pops, the laundry machine also stops throwing water at it. I guess you can also throw the water in the sink per the instructions, but then your sink is always dirty with laundry water, and you can't use it to soak clothes while you do laundry - I tend to do laundry stuff while doing laundry, like probably most folks.

You can save money some places in your life, don’t save it on a basement drain. This is a perfect setup and will work for many years. I am years into mine and it’s working amazing still. Zero hitches. Add a tiny bit of bleach once in a while to get rid of the smell.

I purchased this system after my Flotec Laundry Tub gave out after 13 months of operation.From online reviews, this is supposed to be the most reliable pump, so I specifically got this one.What one notices immediately is that the pump is very heavy and made of cast iron - so it feels very solid. Second thing is that the float actuator seems to have a metal bearing (inside the rubber gasket) and good action, as compared to the Flotec whose float had some play on it at the plastic handle.Third thing I noticed is that the pump is very quiet. It is hard to hear it except when you hear the water running, and the Flotec I could hear it from upstairs.Fourth thing I liked about it is that it comes with a check valve. My other tub did not come with a check valve.Fifth thing is that there is only one power cord, my other pump had two power cords, the float would turn on the power, which would turn on the pump, and this one having only one is more compact and seems to have fewer points of failure.Overall, from the look and feel of it - I would say the reviews are correct this one is the more reliable pump.The things I don't like about it:a) the instructions were slightly cryptic and not as clear as they could be. The diagram is difficult to decipher.b) the adhesive strip on the foam gasket was quite difficult to remove to the point I was doubting that it was an adhesive strip and the instructions don't spell it out.c) the check valve does not have enough clearance over the bottom, it fits there but with the hose clamp it becomes more difficult than it should - had they given an additional quarter inch on the white pipe to clear the top, it would have been perfect - however it still works.I am not giving this 5 stars because I don't know how reliable it is, as I have only been using it for a few weeks. My expectation is that it should last 7+ years. However, on the basis of what I have seen so far, it seems to be a good pump.

I purchased this for my new basement Laundry and it works great. It's easy to set up and looks simple enough that it should last a long time, not too noisy either.

This is a heavy duty unit, I could not find anything this good in any local store, nice and quiet