[Shotimes] OT sump pump backup system

[Mike Wojton]

Yeah you're right.  You'd be SOL then.  I'm thinking more along the lines of
someone hitting a pole or a treebranch falls on a line.


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Mike Wojton
Dover, PA

   -'95 White MTX
      '96 Brake Upgrade
      Eibachs (front)
      Dynomax catback

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan



On 1/4/06, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> When we had the big power outage in August '03, folks on Detroit city
> water
> lost water, since the pumps were also on the grid. Luckily it was for a
> day
> during a sunny hot spell. My buddy's water backup has worked during
> "normal"
> (whatever that means) spot power outages.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mike Wojton
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:43 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [Shotimes] OT sump pump backup system
>
> I searched around the web and found a couple of places that had what
> seemed
> like reliable water powered systems.  I have them bookmarked at home
> though.  I'll try to remember to send them to you tonight.  One gave some
> specs on water usage.  A gallon of municipal water will draw out 2 gallons
> of water from your sump well.  That's a decent amount of water usage, but
> it
> should be dead reliable.  The way I look at it is you lose your water
> during
> a storm you've got much bigger problems.  ; )
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Wojton
> Dover, PA
>
>   -'95 White MTX
>      '96 Brake Upgrade
>      Eibachs (front)
>      Dynomax catback
>
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
> On 1/4/06, Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
> >
> > The problem with a computer UPS is that it will only last for a short
> > while, an hour if your lucky.  If your power goes out during a storm and
> > your sump is running too, you'll probably need that pump to run for
> longer
> > then the UPS can last.
> >
> > Bill
> > Thinking about looking into the water powered pump myself.