sump pumps
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29 May 2008 02:57 PM
i was wondering what everyones opinion is on sump pumps?  would you use a 120v sump pump with battery back up, 120v with water powered backup, or just a 120v pump with a generator backup.  i've also heard of people digging a well outside the basement lining it and put the sump pump outside.  thanks
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29 May 2008 05:18 PM
I have seen all of the options you mentioned in use. My one sure suggestion is a backup system that is either battery powered or hooked into your automated generator backup circuits. You don't want to get caught without power to the pump.
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31 May 2008 12:54 AM
And get a Wayne pump. I've been putting mine through hell pumping out footings that filled in in winter, a 1300 sq ft crawl space that filled a foot deep in spring and currently in a mud filled hole temporarily pumping until the cistern and drain lines get installed. It's a 1/3 HP and works like a champ!

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31 May 2008 09:40 AM
All of the above. If water is a major problem a second pump should be considered. On building sites that are sloped a perimeter drain that can be routed to light is the best answer.
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03 Jun 2008 11:06 PM
thanks for the responses guys

drogers,
if i did install a backup 120v pump would i basically have to sump pits then? with a overflow pipe from the main pit to the backup one?
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04 Jun 2008 10:15 AM
You can put two pumps in one pit. We by code have a sump pit with a sump pump, but we have a gravity drain from the lowest side of the house about a foot below the floor that runs down hill and finally exiting about 4 feet below the basement floor. So our sump pump hasn't run yet and unless the drain line somehow gets backed up will never run.
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