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Why should you consider a backup sump pump?
A localized power failure, typically due to a storm, can easily result in water damage as your sump pump will not empty your steadily filling sump well. Additionally, electric sump pumps do have an average life of 6 to 8 years and will eventually fail due to age or malfunction. Too many people never consider this and expect that their sump pump will be reliable and ‘kick in’ during a rain storm or snow-melt as the ground becomes saturated. A backup pump is something to give you peace of mind and protection from a both sump pump malfunction and power failures. A backup pump may not only be needed for power failure or interruption, it can also assist your existing electric pump to handle excess flow capacity.
Whole house power failures can happen for many reasons, but your sump pump can also lose power without your knowledge if its circuit breaker trips due to overload or power surge. Having backup sump pump protection covers all the bases and allows you to live with a high degree of confidence that your basement will stay dry no matter what.
Should you use a 12 volt sump pump?
Some homeowners rely on a generator (But you must be home typically to start it.) Many rely on a backup sump pump that operates with battery power. But a battery has a fixed life and loses power over time. While a new battery may run 7 hours, after two years it may run only half that time. Manufacturers typically recommend replacing the battery after three years, an expensive and cumbersome operation which is too often ignored until after “the flood.” If you go with a electrical power-free option such as Tane Corporation’s Water Commander? that runs off water pressure alone, this isn’t a concern.
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Many people who have gone with the Tane Water Commander? have expressed pleasure at the maintenance-free aspect of their new backup sump pump. It should be professionally installed but once that is completed it is a set and forget mentality. It will last many many years beyond a battery backup pump, and run as long as needed, for hours, days, or months!
Backup power is important to a home and business for many reasons. We install smoke detectors to protect us from fire. We install alarm systems to keep burglars at bay and we buy insurance to protect the financial value of our belongings. A sump pump is essential to protect your home from water damage. Your belongings could get more than just a little bit soggy. Water damage can leave behind toxic implications to the air quality of your home with mold and mildew growth.
While a backup solution that uses a battery such as a 12 volt sump pump is much better than relying solely on an electric sump pump, a backup pump that runs by utilizing your city water pressure without the need for electric power at all can be even more ideal in protecting your home or business.