Thanks for clarifying my original post ... that's what I meant. The
real problem is that a few years ago we had record rains in my immediate
area, about 17" in about 10 or 12 hours. At the peak, my AC pump was
running at about 80%. Of course I still had the capacity of the battery
pump, however, I know, if it were only the battery pump (we never lost
AC ... amazing!) it would NOT have kept up. I never expect to see that
much rain again in that short a period, but it can happen. I now have a
portable AC pump and hose that I could press into service in a few
minutes if necessary. Again, I have to be there.

Tim Fischer wrote:
"A. Todesco" wrote in message
...

I, too, have a "Watchdog" as a second pump, and also have a generator
that I can run the AC pump. However, I really like the idea of the
water pump because, you really don't have to be present.


You don't have to be present for the Watchdog either (just to clarify for
others who may see this and wonder). You'd only have to be present if the
battery ran down.

Watchdog pumps come in various capacities -- I got the 7-hour one (the
minimum) because we rarely lose power for long lengths of time, and our pump
rarely cycles faster than once every 5 minutes or so (and usually much less
than that). The 7 hours is for continuous pumping.

Everything has pro's and con's -- each individual needs to weigh them out.

-Tim