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Diane

Sump pump backups

I am considering options to prevent basement flooding when electric goes out to my sump pump. We have a generator but we need to be home to power up and this has been a problem. Battery backups I have seen are max. 3/4 horse power and only last about 4 hours, this will not do when I am often gone at work much longer. And I currently have a 1 horse sump pump which is the only effective pump I have found in a bad storm with power. I am looking at Hi Lo Industries HomeGuard Water-Powered Back-up System, have you worked with this system and have you had reported success rates in flood zones?

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home improvement, eric stromer, sump pump backups

Posted 2009-11-09T18:31:30Z
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If you dont Know for Sure Always ask for help even if you have to Swallow your Pride

Im notsure about these pumps but what you can do is go to if you have them like a Lowes or another big lumber store,and tehy sell alot of pumps like thes,now your battery life it's hard to tell but it's possible even the 1 your thinking of may only have a few hours of battery life the only way for peace of mind for you,espically if your gone away alot and have a generator,is to have an electrician hook these 2 together and they should be able to hook it that your generator can automatically turn on your pump if you get water there based on normally the hole they sit in and the float on them as to when they need to kick on and pump.Jim

Posted 2009-11-09T20:01:17Z

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