[Spridgets] Huricane Irene Sump pump options.... NO LBC

[Richard Ball]

 A marine bilge pump may be a good choice here.  Rather than using a car 
battery you would be better off with a deep cycle Marine or RV coach 
battery.  Car batteries are designed for high amp short term cranking while 
the deep cycle batteries are designed for low amp long duration draws and 
will last you a lot longer.  If you have a friend with a larger boat or an 
RV see if you can borrow the battery until the storm has passed.

Good Luck and stay safe on the east coast

Rich Ball
'76 Midget
Everett, WA
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From: "derf" <derf247 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Huricane Irene Sump pump options.... NO LBC


>A 12V battery won't run a pump very long through an inverter if you
> are doing any significant work.
> You may look into a 12V boat pump.  It would be more efficient than an
> inverter and battery.  You lose power in the conversion from AC to DC
> or vice versa.
> You can run the 12V pump from a vehicle and run the vehicle to charge
> the battery.
> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=34089&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10111&subdeptNum=10623&classNum=10624
>
> If you have to bail they also make nice hand pumps for bailing boats
> that work great.
> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=99138&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10111&subdeptNum=10623&classNum=10626
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