Tell him not to insulate the battery from the floor. For some reason car batteries discharge if you put a car battery directly on concrete.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My father in law has a car battery backup for his Sump pump due to a > disaster a number of ears ago. During a torrential downpour > (extended) the power went out for 24 hours. They ended up with 6 > inches in their basement. > > So he keeps a warning buzzer on the pump plus a back system to power the > pump. > > Stewart > > > > At 04:20 PM 3/18/2008, you wrote: > >That is a great idea. I would be far less resistant to getting FiOS if I > >didn't have to worry about the battery. > > > >Overall I think this is a major aspect of the service that I think they > >failed to think through. Maybe the gubment ought to get on their tails, > >like they tried to go after the cell providers over 911 service. > > > >Heck, I don't even use batteries to backup my sump pump because it won't > >be there when I need it most. My backup is a water-powered siphon. Can I > >get a water wheel to power my FiOS? > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Prince of Peace > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
