R J, the water alarm we have runs off a 9 Volt battery . we lay it near the sump hole and it too has a piercing sound most important I have found out is to feel around in that cold water sometimes to make sure no grocery bag or something has not fallen in.we are all one day closer to summer. Hooray.Lee
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 03:12:21PM -0500, RJ wrote: > Lee, > > All that snow did find its way into the basement in liquid form. Had to get > the generator going because of high winds and a power outage. Now will have > to recharge the battery on the auxiliary pump. Also got a new switch for a > pump I had for a back up and did put in a alarm for the sump pump to let me > know if the pump goes haywire again. The alarm was pricy, and operates on AC > and DC backup. The alarm is loud enough I can hear it any where in the house > without my aids. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee A. Stone > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 23:28 > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sump pump > > > > Hevy duty one made by wagners I think is the name all solid steel > even the inner parts. that was near $425. my back up installed > pump is a 1/3rd horse fro sears.$179. same as home depot . life time > guarntee. tape your reciepts inside a sandwich bag and the to the > pipe that takes out your water. actually a friend blew out his sears > pump because he was pumping out a neighbos cellar and with no water > the pump was going bad. tok it to sears. they ran his license and here > you go sir. oh that sears is a 1/3rd Horse with a 1 1/4 solid pvc > pumping capacityl. the big pump is a 1/2 horse which is connected to a > 1 1/2 inch pvc discharge pipe. the third pump we have in a 3 by 3 foot > pit is a I think 1/4 horse battery back up pump which I am trying to > get a new fuse for. the battery seems to be about the size of a > motorcycle battery. that pump only comes on with a beep beep beep > when all powr is off and I have not yet turned on the generator. all > that snow you got rJ will , as you will know turn into water which will > find its way to your cellar/ basement. good luck.Lee > > On Wed, Feb 11, > 2009 at > 09:29:46PM -0500, RJ wrote: > > Had the great displeasure of my sump pump going south on me. Bought a > > submersible pump that cost around $200 with a life time guarantee, > thinking > > it would give me a while before it went south. That was a pipe dream, it > > lasted about two years.I did take it back to Home Depot and the pump was > > replaced without a hassle. Got the pump in the sump bucket and being in a > > hurry, I didn't tape the wires out on the pipe. You guessed it, the wires > > got tangled up with the float and by luck I got it this morning before we > > had another swimming pool in the basement. Does anyone have a > recommendation > > on a good sump pump that will receive a real work out and last a while. > Is a > > submersible, pre-standing, or a floor sucker sump pump the best in your > > opinion. > > RJ > > > > -- > Yow! We're going to a new disco! > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Men are those creatures with two legs and eight hands. -- Jayne Mansfield Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
