SparkyEst.
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- Northern Indiana USA
I have a customer whom wants to back up the essentials for his building. So when I asked him during a visit "What would you like backed up when utility falls out?" his response "Toilets." I was a little struck by the comment, but then as we were talking he has a well and septic. He isn't concerned about anything, but backing up the well pump as the septic is gravity fed. What would be your thoughts? I offered him a generator package that would include lighting and the little kitchenette to provide other essentials to building, but didn't like the cost and would like to be around $2k for the project. Have you ever come across such situation? What was your remedy?
Here are a few options I had thought about:
1. Creating a manual transfer switch outside the building where the well is fed from and allowing the to use a portable generator for the connection? Not a huge fan of this as there is alot that goes into making everything safe for the lineman and then to make sure the customer does this right.
2. Creating a UPS system for the well pump and saying we have 6 flushes per hour, what the demand would be for the well to run and use the UPS system to provide the power? This could get pricey....
I'm kind of at a loss here. Any Ideas?
Here are a few options I had thought about:
1. Creating a manual transfer switch outside the building where the well is fed from and allowing the to use a portable generator for the connection? Not a huge fan of this as there is alot that goes into making everything safe for the lineman and then to make sure the customer does this right.
2. Creating a UPS system for the well pump and saying we have 6 flushes per hour, what the demand would be for the well to run and use the UPS system to provide the power? This could get pricey....
I'm kind of at a loss here. Any Ideas?