• From: NC
  • Registered: 2012-05-11
  • Posts: 39

Topic: Backup/Emergency Sumps

Anyone using water activated sump pump in the field or is everyone sticking with the tried and true marine battery for backup?

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  • From: Connecticut USA
  • Registered: 2012-03-01
  • Posts: 66

Re: Backup/Emergency Sumps

I'm sticking to battery back up pumps. The 1 gallon of water to pump 2 gallons is a complete waste of water and it just adds to the output you are dumping somewhere. Costwise by the time you add in the required backflow prevention for a water powered pump it costs the same as a battery powered for installation. Do you have a lot of well pump systems in your service area? We do!

The Zoeller Aquanot is a nice unit and the output will closely match the output of the Zoeller M-53 main pump which is something the water powered pump cannot even dream of doing.

In a home where the water flow is pretty much a guaranteed flood of a finished basement during a power failure, I like to think about systems in addition to the battery powered backup pump such as alternating duplex pumps and standby generators.

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  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 6

Re: Backup/Emergency Sumps

I have installed  decent amount of water powered backup sump pumps. I have always installed the Zohler. The thing I don't like about it is that it's plastic, plus you have to install the RPZ.

We haven't had any problems with any that we have installed but I have heard some stories. I do know that I saw quite a few flooded basements this year after some rain storms. A few of these clients had a backup and battery backup. The battery backup doesn't do you any good if you don't check it.

  • From: Atlanta
  • Registered: 2018-04-24
  • Posts: 9

Re: Backup/Emergency Sumps

This pump is very useful to pull the water from earth. Most of the people use this pump to pull the water. I installed same pump at my home.

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