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Ron:

RH Is there a bicycle powered water pump available? A simple way to keep
RH the basement dry when the power goes off, if so.
RH
RH I can't find any. It ought to be simple though.

Another possibility would be to have the bicycle connected to a
generator/alternator to charge a battery. There are battery-operated
sump pumps available.

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Do you KNOW how much pedaling, and how hard it would be to
pedal,would be required to run a sump pump? You need to do
more research.

Pop

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Ron:

RH Is there a bicycle powered water pump available? A

simple way to keep
RH the basement dry when the power goes off, if so.
RH
RH I can't find any. It ought to be simple though.

Another possibility would be to have the bicycle connected

to a
generator/alternator to charge a battery. There are

battery-operated
sump pumps available.

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Pop Rivet wrote:

Do you KNOW how much pedaling, and how hard it would be to
pedal,would be required to run a sump pump? You need to do
more research.

Pop

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Ron:

RH Is there a bicycle powered water pump available? A


simple way to keep

RH the basement dry when the power goes off, if so.
RH
RH I can't find any. It ought to be simple though.

Another possibility would be to have the bicycle connected to a
generator/alternator to charge a battery. There are battery-operated
sump pumps available.


And you'd be in the dark with, perhaps, more important
things to worry about (or at least OTHER things to worry
about).

Get a solar panel or 4, a golf cart battery and an inverter/charger.
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I would suggest a bilge pump instead.

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Ron:

RH Is there a bicycle powered water pump available? A simple way to keep
RH the basement dry when the power goes off, if so.
RH
RH I can't find any. It ought to be simple though.

Another possibility would be to have the bicycle connected to a
generator/alternator to charge a battery. There are battery-operated
sump pumps available.

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