On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:59:07 -0500, Kurt Ullman
wrote:

The calendar says it has been three years since I had the back-up
pump installed and thus, according to the instruction manual the battery
should be replaced. Is this automatic or can I do some test to see if
really needed.
Take it to a good auto electric place and havreit checked on the
transconductance tester or whatever they call it. If it fails, put in
an Optima YellowTop.