![]() Right now I go down there once a month to test both sumps and the alarm. Plus I like the feature that the sumps are tested weekly. We have the house on a standby generator from Generac, but need additional assurance that the house will be protected in the event the of generator failure. For me this is more of an belt and suspenders approach. I just picked up a Watchdog Big Combo and now I am in the battery research mode. So we will end up with a total of three pumps: primary pump, backup pump and the battery backup pump. We will keep the other sump in the hole as it is only 5 years old. The sump that we will be replacing is 12 years old and will be replaced by the Watchdog Big Combo. Once my first spring thaw, next was just a few years ago the motor on my sump pump burnt out.Ĭurrently we have two sumps (one mounted higher than the other) and a high water alarm monitored by our alarm company. I've been here for 34 years and twice the water got away from me. I figure run time is only good on paper the state of charge, battery age, battery maintenance will all make a difference. I'm not too concearned over to battery life as I hopefully will sell this place before I need a new set. ![]() The discharge pipe rises about 5 feet from the bottom of the pit to the point of exit, than it slopes down hill to a point lower than the basement about 20 feet away and I do get a syphoning effect. If a major storm was predicted I would be here and prepared, a heavy rain even maybe not.Īnother thing in my favor is the back up pump is rated to pump more water than my primary. A normal heavy rain for a few days it might cycle every few minutes if at all. A heavy rain event after a normal winter it can cycle a couple of times a minute. Historically if I had an event say like Irene, Sandy or Lee my existing pump would cycle thru several times a minute. Still on the fence about the battery purchase, so far the Advance Auto deal seems the best. I travel between here and the new place so I can be gone for a month or six. I am putting the house on the market in the next year or two, sounds funny but it is getting too busy around here. The only other chain in our area is a McDonalds near an interstate exchange. No Costco in this area we just got an Advance Auto a few months ago the other box stores are 15-20 miles. Built in 1840 I have it as sealed up as much as possible but not air tight. Maybe small enough area to be concerned with gasses from charging. No inside access only an exterior bulkhead door. only equipment is the power, communication, water tanks and furnace. The area is small 12'x12' with an under 6' ceiling. I know the BT I use on my other equipment is well designed and I believe it is not a parasitic draw with no AC with the cables hooked up. I know what you mean about a pump company making a charger. Hi theoldwizard1, I already had bought the pump sometime ago on a really good deal. Oh and where I am for local shopping I am limited to Advance Auto, NAPA, Lowes, HD and Wally Mart. I'm never more than 12 hours away so it hopefully can buy me some time if all else fails. ![]() The back up is for the minor unattended events. If we were expecting anything worse than normal I would return home and have the generator ready and all will be under my control. I rarely see power outages for more than a few minutes to maybe an hour or so. and will not continuously run but it is needed. With the exception of a monumental storm the existing pump will see service if we get a sudden spring thaw or a week +- of heavy rain. The basement is just 12'x12' and is just for the house services only, with critical equipment set up on a 4 inch higher slab than the lower section with the sump pump pit at the lowest area. I do get some water intrusion but the existing pedestal pump keeps up with it. I am gone sometimes a few months at a time and have family/friends/neighbors checking daily on the house and collecting mail, yard maintenance.īeing in a rock ledge enviorment water creeps in sometimes but not always, I'm sealed up pretty good. ![]() I'm on a well, and fairly reliable power. I was hoping to stay on the budget of 100-125.00 bucks some of the AGMs get up there in cost. Ok, Wayne specs sealed lead battery, will their charger also be compatable for AGM? ![]()
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