Yes. There is some added expense, but on a newer home it should be easier to install. Retro fitting these into an older home can be difficult.I was heading towards recommending this as an option.The only backup system that can work for a longer period is a water power based backup.
The battery ones can work for 1-4 hours.
If both the electricity and water fail, then an ice cream pail is probably best.
If money no object, go with the water backup. Probably about $1,500 installed. May vary a lot based on location.
https://www.watercommander.com/articles ... mate-guide
However an RPZ backflow device is required and if it's not already there, most people don't want the extra expense and annual testing.
These are kind of like insurance. You hope to never use it. The batteries last about 3 years in a battery pump backup. Also, my pump froze up from inactivity on my system even though I tested it 2 times per year. It just got clogged and then didn't have enough power to spin with calcification.
No easy answer. We put the sump power on a separate panel so we could hook up a generator and run the basics. Fridge, sump, some lights, furnace.
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