Article: Water-powered sump pump. (backup unit for power failures) (evaluation)

Article: No Time for Sump Pump Slump; Backups and Insurance ...
The Washington Post;  July 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... assume your basement sump pump will keep you dry when ... systems are useless if the sump pump fails, as Grein's ... while experts estimate a sump pump's lifespan at five ... unit does not include a backup pump. (Until the manufacturer ...

Article: On the level: A backup sump pump can prevent future ...
Capital (Annapolis);  August 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... opinion about a backup sump pump. My neighbor has a battery backup for his sump pump in case his electricity ... law told me about a backup pump that get its power from ... The most common backup sump pump system is the battery ...

Article: 2nd sump pump may help out first
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 28, 1997 ;     596 words ... ... tiles and in the spring it keeps my sump pump busy. Recently, I had an extension ... Have you considered a second sump pump? You can have a second sump pit ... the first pump fails, you have a backup pump. Locally, the cost for a second ...

Article: Combination primary and battery backup sump pump ...
Supply House Times;  May 1, 2009 ;     362 words ... ... combination primary and battery backup sump pump systems is part of its growing ... efficient primary pump and battery backup pump into one compact system. The primary ... AC pump can handle, the backup sump pump will begin pumping automatically ...

Article: Battery-powered sump pump.(HOMEOWNERS CLINIC: ...
Popular Mechanics;  February 1, 2007 ;     650 words ...Q I want to buy a battery-powered sump pump to keep my basement dry even if the power ... battery) is a good example of a compact backup pump that can be installed by a homeowner ... install a T fitting and a check valve. The backup pump is mounted to the fitting. The battery ...

Article: DEFINING MARITAL MOMENTS: THE SUMP PUMP.(AT HOME)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... to make this plumbing connection and the sump pump job will be done!'' Well ... OK. He ... weekend. You are, frankly, getting sick of sump pump talk. You never even knew what a sump pump was before you married him. So now you are ...

Article: Overactive sump pump needs a look
Winnipeg Free Press;  April 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Inspector / Ari Marantz Question -- Should a sump pump be kicking in every day of the year ... summer dry spells and cold winters my sump pump kicks in daily. What could be the cause ... house is 10 years old and the overactive sump pump has been here since the beginning. I ...