Flood Insurance?

[SaltyJim]

I am with "that certain large insurance company in san antonio" aka USAA!

Just so you know, from personal experience with a tank flood, my USAA policy did not cover ANYTHING damaged as it was a failure of the tank itself. If my failure had been a result of *inspected* plumbing, then it would have been covered.

As a result, I still have a bare concrete floor waiting for staining.

J

[mathias]

and to part 2 about a UPS most ups systems that are afforcable may run a system max for another 15 minutes.... now if your think huge unit it all depends how much $$$$$ you want to spin....

in ups math $$$$$$=RUN TIME

[NaCl_H2O]

in ups math $$$$$$=RUN TIME

Let's say I wanted to keep my main circulation/sump pump and Skimmer (pumps) running for say 30-45mins during an extended power outage.

First, is it worth worrying about unless I'm without power for 2+ hours (in which case It's a whole different problem);
Second, knowing watts/amps of devices to keep runing, what's the formula to equate this to UPS VA ratings?

[SaltyJim]

Second, knowing watts/amps of devices to keep runing, what's the formula to equate this to UPS VA ratings?

http://www.apc.com/template/size/express/index.cfm

Use this calculator from APC since you know the load.

J

[TexasState]

I'm on the third floor with several tanks (55,75,10,29,5,6.) I'm kind of scared about setting up my 75G and are looking at renter's insurance. Some of my flooring had already sagged without help from the tank. :o
One the UPS issue, I would say it's a waste of money if you wants it to run for 30 to 45 minutes. By the time you need help from your UPS, the battery is probably long dead. You can try looking into a gas power generator from Home Depot or Lowes.

[brewercm]

I found one good use for UPS on my system. Recently had a short power outage and my chiller didn't come back online with the settings that were previously set. Normally not a major issue either except my house A/C unit was out all weekend waiting to be repaired so the house was already hot. Came home that night to a tank that was 89.5 degrees and a chiller that was just beeping. :x

The ups won't run a chiller for long but the actual compressor shouldn't be on for much longer than a minute or so since the water won't be flowing through, just sitting until power comes back on. This should at least keep the settings in place if your chiller is like mine and doesn't auto reset upon power outage.