What is your opinion of this water pressure backup sump pump compared to the
others on the market? It has mostly brass parts compare to thee others I
have checked on.
Thanks for your help.

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It works as long as you don't need it to pump too much water over too
high a head.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math


"Ace" wrote in message
news:J0TQb.18978$U%5.131333@attbi_s03...
What is your opinion of this water pressure backup sump pump compared to
the
others on the market? It has mostly brass parts compare to thee others I
have checked on.
Thanks for your help.

www.basementbuddy.com


"m Ransley" wrote in message
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you gave no site info

It sounds good, how long has the Co been making them. Zoeller and
Basepump are the ones I heard of. Zoeller has been in business a
while. Sure beats a battery set up.

In article , sligojoeS_PAM_2
@hotmail.com said...
It works as long as you don't need it to pump too much water over too
high a head.

And as long as you don't have a well.

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:28:09 GMT, "Ace" wrote:

What is your opinion of this water pressure backup sump pump compared to the
others on the market? It has mostly brass parts compare to thee others I
have checked on.
Thanks for your help.

I just bought a "Sump Buddy" by Bur-Cam [in Quebec Tel514)337-4415 ]
from Home Depot for $99 USD. HD doesn't have it on their website,
but I found it in 2 different [upstate NY] HDs.

It is made of mostly plastic, with brass fittings and rubber parts.
[2 yr warranty]

If I'm reading the Basement Buddy specs right, the Sump-Buddy is
making a slightly lower GPH claim.

I *Think* the Basement Buddy is saying that at 5' of head it
discharges a total of 1000GPH including the 300 gallons of water it
uses to run. [700 GPH sump water -- that's a major problem, eh?]

The Bur-Cam Sump-Buddy claims 600GPH at 5' of head. I think at
either rate you should be looking for sandbags, not a sump pump.

My local water is very hard & has lots of chlorine. I'm just
guessing, but I think plastic will last longer in it than brass.
[OTOH, if I'm lucky, this thing will just sit in my basement sump hole
for 20 yrs and never have any city water pumped through it.]

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:28:09 GMT, "Ace" wrote:

What is your opinion of this water pressure backup sump pump compared to
the
others on the market? It has mostly brass parts compare to thee others I
have checked on.
Thanks for your help.

I just bought a "Sump Buddy" by Bur-Cam [in Quebec Tel514)337-4415 ]
from Home Depot for $99 USD. HD doesn't have it on their website,
but I found it in 2 different [upstate NY] HDs.

It is made of mostly plastic, with brass fittings and rubber parts.
[2 yr warranty]

If I'm reading the Basement Buddy specs right, the Sump-Buddy is
making a slightly lower GPH claim.

I *Think* the Basement Buddy is saying that at 5' of head it
discharges a total of 1000GPH including the 300 gallons of water it
uses to run. [700 GPH sump water -- that's a major problem, eh?]

The Bur-Cam Sump-Buddy claims 600GPH at 5' of head. I think at
either rate you should be looking for sandbags, not a sump pump.

My local water is very hard & has lots of chlorine. I'm just
guessing, but I think plastic will last longer in it than brass.
[OTOH, if I'm lucky, this thing will just sit in my basement sump hole
for 20 yrs and never have any city water pumped through it.]

Jim

They are using a deep well jet pump j-body, and controlling flow with a
float switch that controls a normally open solenoid valve. A pump guy, well
driller or pump supply house has all the parts.

Gary
Quality Water Associates
www.qualitywaterassociates.com
Gary Slusser's Bulletin Board www.qualitywaterassociates.com/phpBB2/