What's the advantage of this pump mounted near the ceiling, to a water-powered pump mounted at the sump?
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In my installation my water line is in the ceiling and the outlet goes straight out through the wall above the sill. Both are at the same level. Installing the Basepump down low would have required more plumbing and it would have a harder time pushing the water out.
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This pump, mounted to the ceiling of my basement, is a great backup pump because it works when the power is out. I don't think it pumps as efficiently as my electric pump in the pit, but it gets me through a power outage.
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It doesn't matter at all. If you have unfinished basement, then ceiling mount is easiest, or place it 2-4 ft above sump cover. You have to improvise and build anchor base to secure the Basepump which I had to do because I have finished basement. Don't place it on top of sump pit lid cover.
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The biggest advantage I found was the amount of water being moved. This pump far exceeds the standard, inexpensive, in-sump pumps. It all depends on how much water you get and how much you need to move.
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This is taken from our web site:Mounted on the ceiling, high above the sump, it doesn't have to fight the downward force of the water that most competitors' pumps must push up vertically. For this reason, Basepump consistently removes more water per hour than other water powered backup sump pumps and even rivals the best battery powered backup sump pumps, short- and long- term. Period.
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Most pumps are in a sump....generally a square hole in the floor. Shape of water powered unit is different and usually won't fit. If water powered unit is a backup, then surely no space in the sump and it would block removal of the main pump unit. Up at ceiling is out of the way.
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A water power sump pump uses city water flowing through the device to create a vacuum. The vacuum pulls the water out of the sump pit and discharges it outside along with the city water. The standard ratio for this type of pump seems to be for every 1 gallon of city water used it will pump out 2 gallons of sump water. NOTE: This is meant to be a back up to an standard electric sump pump. I installed my own and it definitely works. Make sure you read this instructions carefully. It's not hard to install but you really need to make sure you follow directions.
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I think it would be better if not. Personally, I would not. I'd just use it for clean water with no chance of debris . . .and keep some kind of roof over it. The power cord is like 6 ft. long if I remember right.
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This particular pump has the top suction intake instead of the bottom intake. It will probably leave another couple of inches in the bottom of the sump when it turns off but is not as likely to get stopped up with trash.. The turn on and turn off settings are not adjustable as with a tethered float switch. I have 5 of these pumps in operation in the basement of a 3600 sq. ft. lab building and do a monthly test with a water hose to make sure each one is working. I have A/C condensate that drains into 2 of the sumps so those pumps do operate several times a day as we use the A/C year round. I have not had a failure with the new pumps since replacing 5 Dayton pumps that failed over a period of time. Some of the new pumps have been in operation for at least 3 years. With the reasonable cost, I keep a spare in stock.
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This is a suction type pump all of the pump is in the part you see in the picture, This pump is made to pump out of shallow aquifers or out of a water storage system, that is under it. If your asking about horizontal, a pipe could most likely be 5 miles long horizontaly level, and if it was full of water NO AIR in it and the rise was not more than 20 feet it would probably pump out of it with out problems. to the pump for the most part all it is seeing is the height or the distance/depth to water, (a check valve/foot valve, should be used to keep the suction pipe full, The pump will only pump water out of the spout of the pump, as there is no seal or way of attaching a pipe to the pump to pump above the unit,
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Water-driven back-up sump pump uses your city water supply pressure to pump water. Its advantage is that the pump won't run out of power like a battery back-up. Its disadvantage is that 1 gallon of city water is used to pump out 2 gallons from your sump pit.
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4 feet in the air is a long distance to pump for a 900. I had one but it didn't pump very well from my sump so I got an 1100. And I'm only pumping about 3 feet.
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I believe that there are better alternatives for your particular application. This is a great pump for a permanent sump based installation, but it is heavy, does not operate until the water level is 4" deep, and is rather large. There are portable pumps that are made specifically for your requirements. I would consider the Wayne VIP50 (available at amazon) as a better alternative.
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The only difference that I encountered was the position of the pipes. I had to rearrange the pipes from the discharge of my pump to the the opposite side.
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There is a float on the bottom, so it needs to be mounted so it can know when to pump out the water.
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This can work In-sump if there is room for the entire device. The adjustable air valve needs to remain outside the water.
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We recently had significant flooding in our basement and used similar pumps to pump out the standing water. Our method was to attach garden hoses to each pump and drag those up the stairs and out the back door, allowing the water to be directed outside. Here's the problem with this particular model of pump. It has a discharge vent or some darn thing that shoots water up straight up into the air when it's pumping. I'm not sure what the function of this is and I have other pumps, none have this vent. So while pumping out the basement water, I'm afraid this pump would be spraying water all over and making a bigger mess. The Little Giant, if you can locate one, or a sump pump from your local hardware store may be a better option.
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It really depends on how much flow you're looking to put though the sump. I can say that I have one of these pumps for the return on my 90 gal. It's quiet and pushes a decent amount of flow over two 3/4 lines. Hope this helps.
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I don't think so. It works in the opposite way, when the float rises sufficiently it turns on the power that activates the sump pump, so I think it is doing the exact opposite of what you want.
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The pump sits in the bottom of the white basin. There is a waterproof wire that runs from the pump up the side to a plug that is protected from the water by a plastic cover. It works fairly well.
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in addition to my earlier answer, this pump cannot be in the water, it would have to be mounted someplace dry
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You probably could, but you may not want to. I have mounted units on the roof before and found them to be a lot harder to maintain ( because I had to climb onto the roof whenever they needed maintenance ) and because it will put a lot more head pressure on the pump to push the weater up to the roof.