Basepump HB 1000 Water Powered Backup Sump Pump by Basepump

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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. Comment | Permalink | function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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