![]() ![]() Went together great and I was very pleased with the quality of the pump. ![]() I purchased the RB-750 and finished installing it this past weekend. After much consideration I decided to go with a water powered unit. "After fearing for my man cave’s fate during hurricane Sandy last year I decided I needed a backup sump pump. This brought a big smile on my face and a huge peace of mind, and the confidence that my basement now that it has been refinished will be High & Dry! Not to mention my neighbor is also interested in your system and I can’t wait to show it to him! Thank you so much for your system." – Chris R., KY After testing, it was quieter than I thought but I watched the sump pit drain to the bottom in just a few minutes. Now I have some experience with plumbing and this made the installation smooth, but I could see the average homeowner be able to do this as well with a friend. I ordered your system and received it quickly, it was ruggedly built, and truly was a compact design, and after careful review of my setup in the basement, was able to install it into the main water line utilizing 3/4" push fitting and PEX tubing, and 1" PVC piping for suction and discharge to the outside (photos 1-4). Simple design and the fact that it did not need electricity or battery and that it could run as long as I had water pressure I was sold, not to mention your company had the best warranty. This is when the light bulb when on and I researched water powered backup systems, and found RadonSeal and compared a few other manufactures and systems, and your system was the most complete, ease of use, and ease of installation. I watch Richard Trethewy install a water powered backup system. That’s when ironically I was watching an episode of "Ask This Old House" on PBS and one of the story lines was about a flooded basement that had a battery system that failed as a backup. I knew I needed to have some other failsafe backup system but what was I going to do? My neighbor had a battery system, but even that failed on him after his main pump died and the backup worked until the battery died and he had no idea and flooded his basement, luckily his basement was not finished. But it was a big loss down stairs and had to contact Serve-Pro to extract and demolish the basement. I eventually got in touch with a friend at 1 AM who brought a utility pump to at least stop the water and start to get the water out, until the local stores could open so I could buy and install a new sump pump. I was at a loss all I could do was move stuff up higher and into the garage, and the water continued to pour out of the sump pit. When I did, there was 1 inch of water through the entire basement soaking the rugs and all furniture. I noticed around 10pm that I had not heard the pump discharge in a while and went downstairs. It shut the sump pump off, and since it had been running almost constantly all day, (and later discovered the pump was over 4 years old, and a cheap model), it could not restart. However around 7pm there was a power flicker and this was the straw which broke the camel’s back. All day and up to this point the sump pump system was working and keeping the basement dry. Well it began with a massive weather system that dumped over 7 inches of rain on Halloween, day 2013. I moved into a home in July which had a finished basement and I was disclosed that the sump pump system was "newer", but the previous owner did not install a backup system. "Dear RadonSeal, Hi my name is Chris R…, I am an active duty soldier at FT Knox, Kentucky, and just installed a backup sump system RB-750. I’m sure they will be as equally pleased with the service and the results." – Wayne F., DE I will strongly suggest to them ordering from you at RadonSeal. I have two neighbors, very much interested in checking out this new back-up system. These are great units and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a back-up system. ![]() An existing city water line was close, making the tie in clean and simple. As you can see from the pictures (attached), we were able to tie in the discharge to the existing sump discharge, thus eliminating the need to drill another hole in the foundation wall. I should have checked into this long ago. A friend of mine (plumber by trade) installed it in less than 3 hrs. I checked out your web-site and found everything I needed to know about these pumps. I had experienced a couple of power failures during recent strong nor-easter storms and was tired of bailing water out of my sump hole and carrying water in 5 gallon buckets outside. "I recently purchased your water-powered backup sump pump Hi & Dry RB-750. ![]()
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