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Posted by Robert Green on May 20, 2008, 10:45 am
> Take the two hour run time and multiply it out by the 15 to 20 seconds per
> cycle and that is a lot of pumping.
Also, the cycling of the battery operated pump gives the charger a time to
top off the battery a bit before the next cycle.
> When I first installed the battery backup, I had the main float mechanism
set a
> fraction too high so the battery pump was kicking in and the main pump sat
idle.
That's probably a good enough reason to get them pre-strapped and
preadjusted.
> The battery pump showed that it could do the job of getting rid of the
water
> even though it is a small pump. The charger still being in operation was
able to
> keep up with the battery demand. This was good to know because if the main
> pump ever bit the dust the small electric pump would be good enough for a
while.
That's good to know. I'll bet with a small house it might even be good
enough for a long while.
> How long it would last on battery is more than likely enough to last out
any
> power failure that we might encounter.
I can charge batteries at the neighbor's generator or in the van if it's a
long outage.
>
> With the cost of water in this area, I wouldn't want to have to pay the
> water bill if the power went out for a couple of days. The $200 dollars
that
> you quote probably wouldn't cover it.
Adding more water doesn't seem a good solution to flooding.
--
Bobby G.
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