rossow (mn)
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I'm looking for a temporary sump-pump backup power source for electricity power outages. I know battery backup systems are available for permanent installation. But I'm wondering about temporary use of a power inverter, which I admittedly don't fully understand. Could I attach one to one of my trucks and use to run a pump? I know I would have to monitor when it was needed, but maybe it would have saved me more than an hour of bailing and carrying water from my basement earlier this spring when we lost power. (The sump pit was filling to overflowing every four minutes, and the bailing and hauling 10 gallons up stairs that fast nearly killed me -- too old for that crap!) I know I can also use a small generator to run a pump, which is one logical soluption. I'm just thinking of alternative backup ideas.