
#Voltage on battery backup for sump pump plus#
Of coarse this is overkill for just a sump pump but if you have things you cannot afford to loose power its a good setup to have, plus using a regular power inverter you can get much more runtime than any consumer grade UPS. This Basement Sentry battery backup sump pump system provides additional protection against basement flooding for your peace of mind when the power goes out. That way I find the defective battery before putting it into service. Just before switching in a battery bank I do load test, similar to those used for testing car batteries, before switching the bank into service. I stopped using those store bought UPS's in favor of a stand alone power inverter along with a smart charge control and two independant battery banks using deep cycle marine batteries. Measuring voltage when the UPS is in standby show 13+ volts but disconnecting them and then measuring each battery I usually find a bad one somewhere in the bank. BEST COMBINATION: Wayne WSS30VN 1/2 HP and 12-Volt Battery Back Up System BEST SMART: Basement Watchdog Model BWSP Sump Pump with WiFi BEST HEAVY-DUTY: Basement Watchdog Big Dog CONNECT. The 12 volt pump has a non-corrosive design with integrated check valve and. The UPS I have is supposed to check the condition of the batteries every so often, and even that is not a guarantee the batteries are good. This backup sump pump system automaticall starts when the main sump pump fails. The most common deep cycle RV battery, boat battery. I've been burned several times when there is a power failure the UPS fails to supply the necessary load or only has enough reserve for a few seconds. Depending on the voltage, deep cycle batteries are divided into 12v battery, 24v battery, and 48v battery.

Its been my experience using AGM batteries only last about 3-5 years installed in the typical UPS battery backup.
