Recent content by juandigital

The problem is that nearly half of Americans pay no federal income taxes but they still expect the government to wipe their bums!

Yes its a good idea to disconnect your car battery. Also throw the breaker on the garage for good measure. Might as well shut the power off to the house too. Dont forget your safety glasses, steel toes shoes, chemical apron, chemical resistant gloves, hardhat and ear plugs. And don't get me...

Its amazing to me that we dont lose power more often. Driving anywhere in this country you will see miles and miles of the complex electrical grid which all looks very exposed to me. I see wires going basically right through bushy tree limbs that look like a limb could fall onto them any moment.

I am happy with my basement watch dog setup for a 12v sump pump backup. Gotta keep the backup sump pump weep hole clean thou, otherwise it wont pump.

I know my basementwatch dog 12 sump pump runs dry a few seconds each time the backup kicks on. The manufacturer states that this is normal and will not damage the motor. I think it would have to be running for a very long time before you had a problem.

You can add multiple batteries and you arnt being paranoid. Just connect them in parallel, Its also adviseable to use the same type battery, ie deep cycle with deepcycle. I have two connected to my 12v sump pump because I have a nice basement bar. Cheers,