Sump pump battery backups are overrated for most Atlanta homes

I keep seeing people in this group recommend them, but after 5 years in my 1950s bungalow in Decatur, a good generator has handled every storm better. My neighbor spent $400 on a backup that failed during the 3-day outage after that ice storm last February. Has anyone else skipped the battery and just gone generator instead?

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evan5433mo ago

Noticed that same pattern with backup plans in general (they only work in short bursts).

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felixm293mo ago

@stella22 makes a good point though, maybe the real issue is how we rely on anything with moving parts (mechanisms always fail eventually).

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stella223mo ago

Honestly that stinks about your neighbor's backup. Same thing happened to a buddy of mine with his expensive battery system during the long freeze last year. A little generator just kept chugging along while he was stuck hauling buckets.

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