Little Giant VCL-24ULS, 115V, 270 GPH, Condensate Removal Pump

This is early since I only installed it yesterday, BUT after 7 years of heartache, incompetent HVAC installers and "maintenance" workers, flooding, and a couple hundred dollars of inefficient pumps, I can at long last sleep soundly. This Little Giant is up to the task and my Louisiana A/C condensate is finally FULLy being expelled up the long tube into the attic and over to the down going PVC into the yard. When buying a condensate pump be sure to not just rely on GPH but also check how high you are pushing that water because the GPH rating is for NO vertical effort. For every foot of vertical displacement the GPH diminishes significantly. This Little Giant VCL-24ULS does the job I needed done, and for not much more than the pumps half the size and power.

I bought this to replace the “Little Giant” I bought because the first only held 1/2 gallon which overflowed and soaked the floor. This one is a 1 gallon unit and works perfect! I use it for my water softer Regen discharge that pumps into a wall drain in the basement. I don’t have a drain in the Water Room for the softener. It handles the huge amount of water the Regen discharges and is quiet as well. Great pump.

NOT the default 30-buck condensate pump from the home store! Heavy-Duty motor and good switching. Moves a LOT of water, or a little water quickly. My puny HVAC don't make much condensate, I wanted this more for reliability so I am not up at odd hours with tools and a wet-vac. So far (one day) so good. Very minor details: the safety-switch leads are ultra-short, so I have to lay on the floor to splice. A couple foot more wire would be nice at the price. There's just two holes in the top (of this high-capacity pump) and I have three drip-hoses. Re-plumb seasonally or get a funnel? The low-price pumps often have three holes and a hole-plug included. Pluses: comes with both open and check-valve fittings. Check-valve prevents that slosh-back at the end of the pumping, a bit more efficient; but open fitting drains the line so it won't freeze (like mine did). Note that one buyer says to clean the float-rod often, before it sticks (on OR off). You can remove the square plastic box (or just its screws) over the switches but beware! 120V on the switch lugs when cover is off. ___________ 2 months later: still pumping great!! If you cut the bottom off a plastic soda bottle, whittle the neck a bit, you can make a great "funnel" to accept 2 maybe 3 hoses in one hole.

Replaced a failing 13-year-old pump with the VCL-24ULS. It met the specs I needed at a reasonable cost and was available for next day early delivery. So far it has performed as expected. It runs a bit noisier than the original otherwise it'd be 5 stars. If it stands the test of time, I'll be pleased with the purchase.

Everyone giving this pump 1 star because it failed needs to read this... My pump also failed on me after a year of solid operation. The float switch was failing to activate the pump and resulted in water overflowing the reservoir. I opened it up and found when the float switch turns on the pump, there is a small residual amount of water not removed after each cycle. Over a year or more, this left-over water builds up algae & funk that attaches to the float shaft preventing it from actuating up and down correctly. This causes the condensate reservoir to overflow. A simple routine cleaning of the float mechanism and water reservoir, and it’s as good as new. I have had the pump running for 2 years now in great shape. TLDR: Clean yer shafts and all will be happy in the land for years and years!

Little Giant VCL Condensate Pump comes with a 3/8 inch barbed x 1/2 inch MIP fitting; NO labeling is on the fitting packaging. The fitting is suppose to be used on the exit end of the discharge tubing, the pump has a barbed fitting installed on the sump top. Little Giant does NOT tell you this is a "Check Valve" which keeps the water from being pumped out of the sump! This is the absolutely the stupidest piece of hardware they could have ever included - especially without any labeling and/or explanation. After spending an hour trying to figure out what was wrong, I narrowed it down to the fitting - nothing will flow through the fitting - NOTHING!! As a result, I had to go buy a brass barbed fitting at Lowe's! When I called Little Giants' Customer Service for help, the individual did not know anything about the fitting, did not care, and said to call Amazon!

Has been in use for awhile now with no issues. Good product

These pumps are quality made. Set it and forget it. The only thing that should be Noted is the discharge spout is not a check valve. Water Is able to run back into the tank. If you were going to have more than one pump on the same discharge line You will need one valves otherwise you will be pumping water back-and-forth from the pump. Not a drawback, these pumps are definitely recommend. But depending on your application, you may need one way valves like I do.

This pump works like a charm

I have had my little giant pump for just under a year. Still in the warranty period. When it was 11 months old it failed causing minor flooding in my house. I contacted the manufacturer's Canadian rep listed on their website who told me it was Amazon's problem. Going onto the Amazon returns page only gives me a run-around. (Literally going around in circles) I have been forced to buy a second pump to avoid more flooding. Not happy with Little Giant or Amazon!