1622PS - Sump Pump Backup System

Our house has a partial crawl space with a French drain and sump pump the exact deaign of which I'm unsure of. We lost power during a heavy rain and realized the limitation of this system when water creeped into the finished basement. Looking for a solution, it seemed like most systems were a new sump pump with a built in battery backup which seemed unnecessary. We also had a company come out to give options regarding encapsulating the space but they never got back to us, presumably $$$$.In any case, enter the Pump Sentry. This connects easily to the system that is in place and provides battery back up to the sump pump which is critical when the power goes out during heavy rain. We bought this ahead of 2018's hurricane Florence coming toward the east coast. Luckily we did not need it then, but after receiving it, it was hooked up in 15 minutes and seemed to be working when i triggered the pump by pouring a few pitchers of water into the pit. Hurricane Michael surprised our area with heavy rains and wind that knocked our power out. The pump sentry functioned perfectly, and still was charged 20 hrs after we lost power, keeping our basement dry. Great purchase for the peace of mind. Main downside: did not come with wingnuts to attach the sentry solidly to the battery, so keep in mind when purchasing. It made adequate contact without these but not ideal. Able to purchase the battery and container for battery at local superstore for good price relative to what we saw on amazon.Now that power is back on, its indicating that its recharging the battery, so all seems to be in order. Will update if any issues down the line but hopefully never tested again!

This product is expensive. But - it is easy to install and it works. Peace of mind if electric goes down during a storm.

The installation of this product was super easy. The hardest part was mounting it to the wall without any assistance (not recommended). Once attached to the wall, the rest was just following the instructions on connecting it to the marine battery and plugging it into the wall outlet. It charged the battery overnight and keeps the battery fully charged (I occasionally see the "battery charging" light come on). Since installing the battery backup system, I have only had one minor power outage (a few minutes), so I was not able to observe the system in action, but I assume that it was working. Overall, this is an expensive device (plus the cost of the battery), but based on the calculator on the company's website, this should provide my sump pump about 7.5 hours of backup power. It is worth the peace of mind and will allow me to sleep through the night if the power goes out.Update (Jan 2024) - Luckily, the power in our area is quite reliable, so I have not had a chance to test the device out in a real-world situation. We had a storm recently that flooded the basements of houses across the street from mine and that got me thinking that I should probably test this device out. So, I pulled the plug connected to house power to simulate an outage and it ran great for the hour that I tested it. (The sump pump was operating about once every 15 seconds due to the rain we had gotten.) So far, so good.Note: I would recommend installing the device on a piece of plywood that is offset from a damp wall. I initially just installed a piece of plywood on a damp wall and installed the inverter on that. It turned out that the plywood was acting like a sponge and was causing the inverter to trip my GFCI plug. I then installed a couple of 2x4s between the plywood and the damp wall to get some airflow behind the plywood and inverter and that seemed to solve the GFCI tripping issue.

When I ordered this component I thought it was a lot of money. When it arrived and I saw it, I thought it was a bargain. Looks and feels very well engineered and robust. Only had it for a few days but when I simulated a power outage, it worked perfectly. Highly recommend.

Pros: Easy installation. Has been working well so far with our Little Giant 3/4HP pump. Now all that's left is for it to withstand the test of time. Construction appears solid.Cons: Expensive

We have a home on the water that has a basement (not recommended). A couple years after we bought it the lone (non-submersible) sump pump failed and we ended up with 12" of water in the basement. Thus began my education with hydraulic pressure and the art of removing ground water before it causes damage. I had a second sump installed and connected to the existing sump in the basement floor. Two pumps were installed and the one in the new larger sump pit was lower which meant it was the primary. I also isolated each pump to separate electrical circuits in the event a short occurs. Lastly, both circuits are connected to the transfer switch of my emergency generator. However, I wanted a device to provide a time buffer for us to react to any power outage. The Pump Sentry is the answer. It has all of the features I needed to provide failsafe operation of a pump in the event of a power outage. I installed it myself on the higher back-up pump and it works very well. It is a bit pricey, but there really isn't any alternative that has the battery charger, power inverter and automatic switch all in one package. I bit the bullet and am glad I did.

Worth the money for peace of mind for traveling. Way cheaper than buying a standby generator and a propane tank. When installing just be careful not to touch the positive terminal with the negative terminal or you’ll get a dangerous spark and/or brick the device.

Within a week of purchase this saved our basement from a second catastrophic flood! If it had not shown up early we would have lost all our appliances as we did when my sump quit. Easy to install, and the second day we had it the power went out when I was at work. I came home panicked just to see it had performed perfectly! Thanks SEC America for a solid product that arrived early and saved our basement!

Je viens de recevoir aujourd'hui, livraison très rapide. J'étais sceptique au début mais cette unité est très performante. Ça m'a pris 5/10 minutes pour l'installation, très facile. J'ai une pompe 1/3 de force et j'ai testé le système. Tout fonctionne à merveille. J'ai enlevé le courant et le système transfère en une seconde sur la batterie. J'ai installé suite à un manque d'électricité maintenant je peux dormir tranquille. Un peu dispendieux mais c'est un système qui fonctionne très bien.