Hey, install a GFCI; it is required to protect people from shock. Perhaps install it on a wall indoors so it will not get moisture in it and feed the sump pump downstream. If it trips, try to find a 15 mili-amp tripping model. If that trips, you will have to replace the GFCI with a switch. At least you tried. I am assuming that it is a new sump pump or they cannot afford to get a new one.
