tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67587803949399523102011-11-27T16:15:40.780-08:00Having a backup sump pump is the best Idea your've had this week! Being so handy for many occasion's, having the job of cleaning up after a flood IS so tedious and time consuming. Having a good reliable solution is the answer to that un-necessary work!Ropata Matene Leeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010415556437808972noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758780394939952310.post-36965653684159328182011-02-26T21:51:00.000-08:002011-02-27T02:50:31.979-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The two main types of backup sump pumps are:<br /><br /><br />1/&nbsp; The Water Powered Back Up Sump Pump...<br /><br />This is an excellent&nbsp; option for a set and forget about option. It can be installed relatively easily with just your basic tool. It operates with the use of Mains water supply.<br /><br />It operates by what is called a ventury system, which is a common emergency system used on ships, and large boats. The flow of water travels threw the device, which cause a suction via the intake...<br /><br />The cons of using a water powered backup sump pump is if you rely on power to supply your mains water supply the device can not operate...<br /><br />I actually have this one set up my self, and I use the suction to clean up my parts before re-assembly :)<br /><br />2/&nbsp; Battery powered Backup Sump Pump...<br /><br />This composes of a good quality 12v submersible pump, which you can get practically ready to simply sit in place. As a complete unit you get a pump, a float switch, battery pack and a charger, and what's also great about this option, if you have no power to keep the battery charged up! You can hook it up to some jumper leads, or a specifically made up lead to your cigarette lighter: HINT...<br /><br />And run it from your vehicle...:)<br /><br /><br />&nbsp;3/ Well this one is why they call me Rangi!:) Here in NZ rangi is slang talk for "Cool funny budget idea"<br /><br />But you know lots of people love cheaper version's of things, And this one is really cool to have in a draw in the workshop draw for plenty of unsuspecting jobs. Like emptying the sink contents out the window to unblock the drain:) or emptying the oil drain into containers, and maybe even the fish pond in the back yards or whatever the case maybe...<br /><br />A 12v boat bilge pump could easily be utilized as a good back up sump pump for mobile or permanent use... <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6758780394939952310-3696565368415932818?l=backupsumppump.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ropata Matene Leeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010415556437808972noreply@blogger.com