"Donald Gares" wrote in message
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I noticed on the Basement Watchdog site that they offer three different
pumps, the AC-DC, the Special, and the Emergency. Which one do you have
and which one would you recommend.

I have the Emergency, because it seemed to meet our needs even though it was
the cheapest. The AC/DC is intended to be both a main pump and a backup in
one unit. Personally, I kind of like having the redundancy of two pumps.
As I recall, the Special had more output.

You can buy the bigger batteries for the Emergency pump and get a
considerable amount of reserve time. Again, the smallest config seemed to
meet our needs.

Fortunately I have never had a home that had a sump pump but I did just
purchase one. As we are gone most weekends I was looking for a way to
guard against the possibility of having a flooded finished basement and
this may just be the answer. If you don't mind, e-mail me direct at
as I have a few additional questions concerning the
pumps.

Pumps are the norm where I live-- I compare it to a furnace-- sure your
house will flood if the pump is inoperable, just as it may freeze if the
furnace is inoperable. If there was a way to avoid having a pump (e.g.
building on higher ground or whatever) that might be preferable, but I don't
think having a pump is necessarily a Bad Thing (which sometimes folks
think).

-Tim