"Chris Lewis" wrote in message
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According to John Gilmer :

"Todd H." wrote in message
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Had a 3hr power outage last night during a horrendous thunderstorm.
The basement watchdog battery backed redundant sump pump did it's
thing!

I've had one installed for years but this is the first time it was
needed and activated, and it did the job nicely! Had it not been
there, I'd have had some carpet to replace for sure.

Good for you.

Maybe you should consider a large scale UPS to pick up truly essential
loads
for your house like the sump pump, the freezer, and the ice box.

Do you appreciate how much a UPS large enough to do that costs?

Well, how much was paid for the "emergency" sump pump?

How much to replace a freezer/ice box full of food.

If you go the DYI route, the battery and the inverter/charger are each less
than $1,000.

I haven't gone that route yet. OTOH I do have a 5 kW generator.