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Sump Pump - Power out options
Gents,
I've got a sump pump drawing 9.7 amps on 110VAC that I'm trying to sort a solution for a power-out scenarios. Everything I'm reading on options revolves around a retrofit, adding in a lower capacity/amp 12V pump (or an inverter) with a deep cycle battery.
Can't see why I couldn't hook my existing pump to a UPS (I have a couple) or an inverter/transfer switch to a marine battery; same concept as a plug & play UPS.
I don't need this to run for a lengthy period of time, and it's not a continuous run scenario. I believe the startup would be a peak amp draw and that may be a factor, but there's got to be something else in here that I'm missing.
Does this make sense? Is this a good/bad idea? What should I watch out for?
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