For those that think I'm trying to push everything through the tiny hose - no, I've never done that. I always remove the end cap so I have the 3" opening. However, the pump pressure is still strong enough to pop the hose out of the sewer hole. However, my husband has come up with a solution. He made a remote control "thingy" that turns the pump off/on with the click of a button on a hand held remote. I can be standing on the plastic thing that fits into the hole and turn on the pump from there. The original pump switch will still work, but isn't needed if I want to use the remote. In case the remote switch gets pushed accidentally, there is also a toggle switch on the little box that he built that turns it off. I'll take pictures later although I have no idea how he built it.