What use is your electric sump pump in that moment?

Your solo sump pump is insufficient. If you want to be completely safe, your require a secondary sump pump.

Battery-Powered Backup Sump Pump

You will discover there are two sorts of backup sump pumps. A battery-powered back-up pump relies on a deep-cycle 12 or 24 volt power supply for power therefore is ready to go even though the primary electricity fails. So long as you keep the battery pack connected to a trickle charger, it’ll be good to go, even after long times of inactivity.

Here’s more information about how to pick the perfect battery pack back-up sump pump.

The challenge with a battery secondary sump pump is the fact that, if the electricity is off for more than a day or two, the power supply will eventually die.

“The challenge with a battery secondary sump pump is the fact that, if the electricity is off for more than a day or two, the power supply will eventually die.”

Water-Powered Sump Pump

That’s when the next kind of back-up sump pump can come into play. A water-powered sump pump uses the pressure from the public fresh water system to remove excess water from your cellar.

(Note: When you have a well for water, you’re only backup choice is electric battery backup.)

Unless a storm is so severe that the public fresh water system fails (and when that happens, you have bigger problems when compared to a flooded cellar), a water-powered sump pump should keep your basement dry until the electric power comes back on.

A professional can help you get the right back-up to fit your needs.