What Size Inverter Do I Need to Run a Sump Pump?

Ah, the modern world—so fraught with trivialities yet so prone to catastrophic failures. Let us dissect this vexing query, for a sump pump’s tantrums during a storm are as capricious as a governess’s temper.

Power outages, you say? A tempest in a teacup, yet one that leaves your basement swimming in its own disgrace. Should your sump pump falter, you’d drown in inconvenience—or worse, litigation from irate neighbours whose carpets you’ve inundated. But fear not! An inverter, they tell us, is the hero of this tale—a steadfast sentinel against the void.

A ½ hp sump pump, my good sir, hums like a modest clockwork device at ​1050 watts while performing its appointed duty. Yet, like a spoiled debutante requiring a dowry to make her debut, it demands ​2150–4100 watts to merely twitch awake. The surging ardour of youth! How it exhausts one’s resources.

I recommend the HYBSUN TGP-2-2.2 sturdy enough to withstand the pump’s capricious fits. But prithee, do not ignore the beast’s nature: ​starting watts, those devilish bursts of energy, are twice or thrice its running appetite. Choose an inverter with a backbone to match its temper.