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Subject: battery backup sump pumps
From: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:39:59 -0500 (EST)
Howdy,

Any "been there, done that" recommendations for battery sump pump systems?

We seem to be becoming the set for "Water World" here... :-)  Our sump 
pump runs intermittently all the time basically, and in very wet weather 
probably cycles on every 10 min or so.  The idea of loosing power and not 
having a sump pump isn't appealing, and neither is the idea of not having 
an in-place unit that will run when the current one fails.  Our basement 
is _not_ finished however...

So, that said, the battery sump setup I thought looked cool until I saw 
the price was the Basement Watchdog AC/DC setup.  It'll pump 2200 GPH to 
10', has a bunch of monitoring stuff, and is capable of running the pump 
via AC if the power is still on (i.e. if the main pump has failed).  Of 
course, its $467, not including the battery ($100), and acid ($??).
Its at home depot, sku # 130 781 (direct links don't seem to work well to 
their website...)

Our sump discharge pipe goes up around 10', then horizontally for probably 
60' or so.  I didn't put in the main pump, so I don't know yet how its 
rated.

Anyway, any recommendations as to brands, ratings I want, etc. etc. etc. 
are appreciated.

Thanks!

Mark






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