| A backup sump pump can prove to be your savior in | | | | continue to function. In this way you will have enough |
| case power goes out in your home, and the water | | | | time to take protective measures before the |
| levels start rising. If you decide to install a pump | | | | basement starts flooding. |
| without a backup battery sump, then it is very likely | | | | A backup pump is a necessary addition water |
| that your basement will get flooded during rains and | | | | proofing mechanism in the basement, even if you |
| storms. | | | | have a primary system that is fully powered. This is |
| It is always safer to add a battery backup even if | | | | because even the best sumps have a capacity that |
| you already possess a regular basement pump, | | | | is not limitless. If by chance the components in the |
| because you never know when it might lose power. | | | | pump start clogging up with dirt or fail to function, |
| Sump pumps have been known to get short circuited | | | | then having a backup pump can be invaluable. |
| while the rest of your house still has power. This can | | | | It is important to keep in mind never to depend upon |
| be due to a tripped circuit breaker, or a mistaken | | | | alternate sources of power for keeping your |
| unplugging of the wire. | | | | basement dry. Not only do they run for a small |
| And the worst part is that you may not even realise | | | | period of time, they tend to lose their charge even |
| that this has happened. You can go days without | | | | when not in use. So always have more than one |
| ever realising that your pump is out of order. And if it | | | | pump handy, and the best option is to have a |
| starts raining or snowing during that time, your | | | | backup sump pump ready to take over from your |
| basement will start flooding with nothing to stop it | | | | primary pump in case of an emergency. |
| from doing so. This is why backup sump pump is a | | | | Then the powers is out, and the primary pump stops |
| very handy appliance to possess. | | | | functioning, it will be the backup pump that will save |
| A backup sump pump is equipped with an alarm | | | | your basement from flooding, your flooring from |
| system so that if the water levels rise above a | | | | getting mouldy, and your primary pump from getting |
| certain limit, the alarm will go off and the pump will | | | | short circuited by water. |