battery backup sump pump installation diagram

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If you have an 8’ basement height one would think that a pump with an 8’ head would be sufficient. I learned about “head” or the amount of height that the pump must lift the water to get it out of your house. I began to research sump pumps and how they work. What kind of plumber am I, if I couldn’t even keep my own basement from flooding? Kind of a pride thing I guess in retrospect… As a plumber I found this to be completely unacceptable.

Battery backup sump pump installation diagram plus#

My basement flooded the day after I purchased my home some 30 plus years ago. That’s right, EVERY 90 SECONDS! Drought, freezing temperatures and time of year had no impact on this cycle UNLESS it rained! Then it was “Game On” with the amount of water entering the sump pump basin exponentially increasing directly corresponding to the amount of rainfall. My home’s sump pump used to run every 90 seconds regardless of the season or temperature outside. I have lived in this area for more than 30 years and learned very quickly in my own home the woes of our rural drainage issues. How many times have you wished for the snow to melt? If you live in the New Lenox, Frankfort or Mokena area you may have, dependent upon which section of town you live in, experienced flooding due to sump pump failure or an extremely high influx of water into your sump basin during heavy rains. New Lenox/Frankfort/Mokena Backup Sump Pump Needs And that is where the thought process ends. The typical big corporate mentality goes something like this: Cost + mark up x number of units = profit. Little or no thought is put into the technical aspects of the product they are going to sell. They then work backward so to speak and look for a system that they can mark up the standard retail 40 to 50%. The store determines that they want to “sell” a battery back up system for $ 500.00. They only know what has been taught to them by the store that is marketing and selling a system determined by a certain price point. I have seen and replaced many “Big Box” store systems that were sold by an enthusiastic, albeit, uninformed employee of these types of stores. Selling one type of battery back up system as a “One Size Fits All” type of solution is a guaranteed set up for a future nightmare. That in itself creates a problem! One Size Battery Backup Fits All? The problem I see with this type of article is that it is primarily designed to “sell” a certain type of battery back up system. Many of the articles focus on a certain type or manufacturer that is being promoted in the market place.

Repeat to test the battery-powered backup pump.Much has been written about battery backup sump pumps in the Frankfort, New Lenox and Mokena areas in the last several years. Test the operation of the primary pump by reaching into the sump pit and lifting the flow valve until the pump starts. Plug into a 110-volt electrical outlet the battery charger and the power cord for the 110-volt primary sump pump.Ĩ. Make the low-voltage cable connections between the battery and backup pump.ħ. Set deep-cycle 12-volt marine battery into protective plastic box and set onto a nearby shelf.Ħ. Glue together PVC pipe and fittings and connect to existing discharge pipe with stainless steel hose clamps and rubber connector.ĥ. Cut 1½-inch-diameter PVC pipe to length to form discharge pipe. Wrap Teflon tape around the threads of the battery-powered pump, then tighten the battery-powered pump onto the check valve. Apply Teflon tape to the threads on a check valve, then tighten the valve onto side of new 110-volt sump pump.ģ. Unplug, disconnect and remove the old sump pump from the sump pit.Ģ.

Battery backup sump pump installation diagram how to#

In this video, This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to keep a basement dry-even when the power goes out.ġ.