switches which incorporate piggy back plugs are readily connectable to the float switch receptacle a jumper can be connected to a receptacle end of the piggy back switch an ac plug coupled to the pump can be plugged into the pump receptacle if desired an alarm or monitoring unit can be plugged into the alarm indicating output receptacle visual and audible status indicators can also be provided on the unit the present control unit can be used with any switch that is effective to indicate a fluid level these include but are not limited to pressure switches float switches vertical switches solid state switches ultrasonic based switches all without limitation an optional rf output port can be included in the unit the rf output port can wirelessly transmit status information such as normal or alarm to a remote receiver fig1 illustrates a pump control unit 10 in accordance with the invention the unit 10 includes a housing 12 which might be wall mountable housing 12 carries a plurality of connectors which could be implemented as standard ac type receptacles the connectors include connector 14 a to which can be coupled a piggy back type switch plug a second connector 14 b can be used to couple an alarm switch to the unit 10 as noted above unit 10 can be used with a variety of fluid level indicating switches output connector or receptacle 14 c can be used to provide electrical energy to a pump via a standard ac type plug output connector or receptacle 14 d can be used to couple an electrical state normally open normally closed of a switchable.