Good work, McGyver!!
For a permanent solution, you might want to invest in a surplus 12v
bilge pump from a full-scale sailboat / powerboat. They are built to
last a long time and they have fittings for standard 3/4" hose.
On 10/30/2012 11:23 AM, TyngTech wrote:
Lost power at 10pm last night, restored this morning.
With no power I had sump issues with it filling up every 30 minutes or
so. Had to jury rig a battery powered sump pump so I could a little
sleep. Used a bilge pump from one of my R/C warships, an 20AH tank
battery, a float switch from a discarded sump pump, some wire and wire
nuts. Used a 50' air hose to route the water to my slop sink. Worked
great, the little wiper pump based R/C bilge pump pumped the sump down
in 5 minutes each time. Will be upgrading this expedient to a more
permanent design shortly.
Hope everyone else is OK.
ST
On Monday, October 29, 2012 4:54:16 PM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote:
The mega-storm named after my daughter has struck home. Power lost at
4:45pm EDT, with nothing but rain and blustery winds. Based on the
power company's horrible track record, we probably won't get power back
until sometime this weekend :-(
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