No lights are showing on my sump pump battery backup charger. Makes a strange noise. Why?
Wayne Smith asked:
I have a sump pump in my basement. The electric one works just fine. The battery back up is causing problems. The charging unit is showing no lights at all. The stickers on the unit say that if no lights are showing to reset the breaker. There is what appears to be a breaker switch on the unit. When I hit this the lines over my head in the basement (the electricity lines, I think) make a clicking sound. Note, the sump pump itself does nothing, doesn’t shake or anything. Only this loud clicking noise. Also, when I press that breaker button, the battery charging unit flashes all the lights.
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I have a sump pump in my basement. The electric one works just fine. The battery back up is causing problems. The charging unit is showing no lights at all. The stickers on the unit say that if no lights are showing to reset the breaker. There is what appears to be a breaker switch on the unit. When I hit this the lines over my head in the basement (the electricity lines, I think) make a clicking sound. Note, the sump pump itself does nothing, doesn’t shake or anything. Only this loud clicking noise. Also, when I press that breaker button, the battery charging unit flashes all the lights.
The outlet where the charger is plugged is working fine. I’ve also tried to plug it in elsewhere. I bought a new battery today and connected it to the charger. No change.
The charger is an Aqua Not brand.
Any suggestions what to try. I’m at a loss.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 am
I can’t find anything about that brand. Given you have checked the battery and the outlet, it sounds like the charger itself may be bad. STEVEN F
October 25th, 2009 at 10:14 am
If the outlet is good and the battery is new, then it’s the sensing unit in between that flashes the lights and has the reset button. Client_u