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| Basepump HB 1000 Water Powered Backup Sump Pump | 
 enlarge | Brand: Basepump
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $349.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 57747
Color: Black
Media: Misc.
Size: Residential & Commercial
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 16 x 4 x 6
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MPN: HB 1000
Model: HB 1000
ASIN: B000GE81W4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Highest pumping rrates in the industry | | • | No moving parts to break and no maintenance required | | • | No battery to maintain; No charger; No electricity | | • | Completely independent from primary sump pump for greater reliability. | | • | Most reliable & trouble-free float system on the market |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Basepump is an extremely reliable, very powerful, water powered backup sump pump system. With no battery to wear out or maintain, no charger to plug in or monitor, it is designed as an automatic, independent system from the primary sump pump. Basepump is essentially in a class by itself. Mounted on the ceiling, high above the sump, it doesn't have to fight the downward force of the water that most pumps must push up vertically. For this reason, it consistently removes more water per hour. Unique float system makes it possible for Basepump to effectively empty the sump to the bottom each time it runs. Water alarm included.
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| Customer Reviews:
Costly, but works great. January 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I recieved this, I couldn't believe it was all plastic for the price I paid. But I went ahead and installed it anyway and I am not disapointed in its performance. It works terrific. It is loud as it runs and does cause water hammer at shut off but it does what it is supposed to. Just make sure you correct any high water pressure problems or you will get water blasting out from the head gasket when it shuts off. Also it is very loud because it is mounted right to the floor joist. The one time it kicked on because of a power outage overnight, it woke me up in a second floor bedroom, which when you think about it was accually a good thing so I could check on things. It is pricey, but it works. I just hope its all plastic construction holds up.
 homeowner on a hill March 21, 2007
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
I live at a bottom of a hill and it is a nessisity to have a backup. When I moved into the home the owner installed this pump. Just had a plummer in here and said these are the worst you could have. My main pump died (didn't know it) back up kicked in and now it died. so for the past two months it has been running on water and sucking water when it wasn't nessisary (it died, remember) So the water guy who reads the meter knocked on the door to ask if there was anything wrong because we have been using twice the water we ususaly do. It was cool of him to let us know. both him and the plummer said they havent seen these in YEARS and they are obsolete. It may work for a while but what if the village or town shuts off the water for any reason...you won't have a backup. Battery is best, don't go cheep and get a pump with an alarm on it to alert you when the first has gone bad.
 great alternative or backup October 25, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just went through a one week power outage in Buffalo and here's what helped:
1. Crank LED Flashlights are great. I had one from Gander Mountain with 3 leds and you could select
either one or three leds to light. I also used two Lightwave led flashlights, the 7 led model and the 3
led model. Both are great and lasted all week. My favorite was the Freeplay Indigo led lamp. Worked great
and I carried it everywhere. Candles are ok but you can't walk with them, they're dangerous, and they
melt faster than you think.
2. Get a led headlamp for hands-free, up-close work. I used a Princeton Headlamp but got the most use
from a PantherVision ballcap that has 2 leds embedded in the visor. Put it on in the morning and it was
there whenever I needed it.
3. Radios are a must. The Freeplay crank radios are great and a must. I also grabbed the "Safety Cross 6
in 1" crank radio/flashlight when I went somewhere - I wish it had AM but it's just FM. Two other great
radios to have are the GE Superadio and, even better, the Grundig S350. I like the Grundig best because
you can forget to leave it on and run out of batteries, a great feature. The GE Superradio sounds much
better and I used it when I needed a break from Emergency Radio to listen to real music. The GE uses 6 D
batteries and the Grundig uses 5 buy they last forever.
4. Check out the "Basepump". It's a sump pump that operates off your house's water pressure - no power. My neighbor installed one in 3 hours and since it was an emergency he hooked up the input from the cold water faucet of his washing machine. I would have installed one but my sump well wasn't the standard size. So I don't have this (yet) but give it a 5 star because I saw it in operation.
required. It can be your primary sump pump or added as a "power out backup". What a great product.
5. Didn't have a generator, would have been nice, not sure I'll get one. If you do, read the directions
and know them cold. Start the generator once every 3 months. Have an electrician rewire your box so that
you can shut your box off and power your entire house from the generator. If you are not moving for a
long time consider a natural gas backup generator. If you want something cheaper and portable everyone
raved about the newer Honda generators with the automatic cut back, low oil shutoff, etc. I think it's
the Honda EU3000is ?
6. We had trees down everywhere. I had a Fiskars axe (the lighter head) and a Fiskars hatchet: both
outstanding tools. Didn't have a chain saw but I do now, bought the smallest sthil model. You really
don't need much more than a 12-14" bar.
7. Keep some canned in your pantry. Fruit Cocktail, soup, beans, tough to eat them cold but they work.
Kept my basement dry for 4 days October 18, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
We just had the October surprise snowstorm of 2006. Our power was out for 4 days. The rain that followed and melting snow meant that the Basepump HB 1000 had to run every 5 minutes to keep up with the peak water flow. It never missed a beat. The only negative was the loud water hammer when it shut off. I plan to add a water hammer arrestor to the supply line sometime soon. It is a great product that performs exactly as advertised.
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