My dad put together a backup system- in spring time, they get weeks of water running at their house, so he's got two pumps on two separate batteries in case either pump or battery dies.
You can even get an all in one system for around $200 if you want to save up for something more robust:
You should address that with exterior grading and diverting gutter run off so far away from the structure that it can’t seep back toward your basement.
If water can get in, it will. And it will do it when your sump is not operating.
If you’ve already addressed it externally and you’re still seeing water come in, then you didn’t address it completely. End state should a totally passive system where the sump never even fills.
And if that doesn’t work, sell the house and get one on top of a hill!
We can start a Sump Pump with the 7,800W startup power (2,400W running).
I’d recommend DIY if you don’t want/need/can’t afford an integrated solution. I built my own with parts off Amazon but it doesn’t take a bit of knowledge and research. Fun project though.
This is definitely aimed at the other 99% that’s not gonna wire this up themselves though, of course :)
Aurornis|11 months ago
There are a lot of sump pump backup solutions on the market at around half the price of this unit.
There are also a lot of similar lithium battery + solar devices at less than half the price: https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stati...
zdragnar|11 months ago
You can even get an all in one system for around $200 if you want to save up for something more robust:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Basement-Watchdog-Emergency-Batt...
koolba|11 months ago
If water can get in, it will. And it will do it when your sump is not operating.
If you’ve already addressed it externally and you’re still seeing water come in, then you didn’t address it completely. End state should a totally passive system where the sump never even fills.
And if that doesn’t work, sell the house and get one on top of a hill!
nikodunk|11 months ago
I’d recommend DIY if you don’t want/need/can’t afford an integrated solution. I built my own with parts off Amazon but it doesn’t take a bit of knowledge and research. Fun project though.
This is definitely aimed at the other 99% that’s not gonna wire this up themselves though, of course :)