Invertor?

[brendonv]

Anyone have an idea on how I can run a sump pump without house power?

The specs on the sump pump are 120v, 4.1 amps.

Is there some kind of invertor I can run off my truck?

Help Help!

 

[Rborist1]

Why not go solar?

 

[brendonv]

I need it right now. Water in basement, no generator. Just want to run the sump pump, will buy generator after shit settles and they are available.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

What craig said. Is it a continuous demand?

 

[NeTree]

Run it off an inverter. 700 watt inverter is good for 8 amps, so you'd have plenty. Keep the head as low as possible. I've got a couple here, and they were the balls during the 4 days without power. I just let my truck idle with the inverter clipped to the battery.

 

[Burnham]

Definitely have to run the truck full time...inverters are juice junkies.

 

[NeTree]

I found running my 4.0 at idle for 8 hours barely dented the fuel gauge.

 

[NeTree]

How'd the hunt go, B?

 

[Husabud]

I'm coming through early Fri for TCI. I can drop my generator to ya if you still need it.

 

[brendonv]

Zip, zero, nada, Erik. Called for availability, all out.

Husabud, that is very, very much appreciated. The water is more of a nuisance than a priority. I can borrow one for an hour at a time to pump out the bulk, I was thinking of the inverter so I didn't have to inconvenience anyone else and take care of it myself. They say we are getting power back Sunday (yes, A WEEK LATER). By that point the wet can't get any wetter, but thanks for the kind offer!

 

[Husabud]

No worries. If you change your mind I'll throw it in.

 

[NeTree]

Sorry, man; that sucks ass.

I can ship you my 700 via UPS; are they delivering there?

 

[brendonv]

Went there this morning, power restored. Woo hoo! Thanks for the offers, very kind gentlemen!

 

[NeTree]

Any time, brother.

 

[Husabud]

Any time, brother.

Ditto. Think you'll make it to the Expo?

 

[NeTree]

I was never planning to hit the expo itself; still up in the air (yeah, cheap pun...) about making it down, at this point. The storm has my yard looking... bad. I still have a maple to clear off the roof, and a host of other things.

 

[brendonv]

I too will not make it.

 

[sawinredneck]

Might be worth the time and money to install a battery back up on the sump pump for the next time it happens?

 

[brendonv]

Yes. Is that something that I can rig up myself? Maybe run a solar panel to charge a battery so it'll never go dead?

 

[NeTree]

You still need to get from 12 volts DC to 120 volts AC. In other words... an inverter. Unless you put in a bilge pump for a boat.

 

[sawinredneck]

Easy Peasy, http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...gId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

 

[NeTree]

Me like.

 

[sawinredneck]

You can go as big as you like, but I figure if you have more than 1kgph to move, you've got bigger problems!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Just curious, never having lived in a house with a basement, doesn't moisture, even with a pump, create mold or mildew problems?

 

[sawinredneck]

It can, that is why de-humidifiers are installed in most heating and cooling systems in homes with basements, at least Kansas and South where the humidity reaches high levels in the summer.