I have an old non working well at my house that I would either like to abandon to make more space in my yard, or repair so I can make use of what could be a great extra water source. I called a well company out to assess the situation and they gave me estimates on both procedures. It would cost about $550 to abandon and about $1300 to overhaul the thing and get it working again. Do these figures sound reasonable? Here is a rundown of the condition: It is a 6" pipe located in NC and only about 72' deep. Everything needs to be replaced and hooked up except for the tank, which is still in good condition. If I get it fixed, it will only need a single spigot coming off of it since it will only be used as an outside water source and used for random things such as washing cars, watering plants, water fights, etc... The well people pulled the old piping with wire and pump to assess the well. The old pump was from 1988 or something I think. I asked if it could reconditioned and reused and they told me that it could not.. however, they asked me if I wanted to keep it which I found odd if it is just "junk". Any feedback on this is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you all need more information! Thanks!

Hello everyone! This is my first post here. Our dewatering system has worked well in the two years we have lived in our house. Two weeks ago we had a 12 hour power outage due to a bad storm. Without power, our dewatering system was out of commission. We took on water in the basement but it wasn't terrible, but will cause us to replace some carpet. Our system has two separate AC (plug into wall outlet) sump pumps in two separate pits. We want to put in a battery backup but no idea what would be a good choice. Had a dewatering company out today. He suggested that we replace the current AC pumps ( they're 5-7 years old) and get a their suggested battery back up system which included a DC pump that would only come on if the power went off and run off a deep cycle battery. So technically we would have 3 pumps total in that scenario. He said the battery would need to be replaced every 3 years. Total cost $3500 all installed. The other option was that they replace the 2 pumps, and we could go buy our own backup system from Lowes. They would install those for $50 a pit. That option would be around $2000. My question is what would be a high quality battery system I could get from a big box store? It looks like most the systems I Googled come with another pump too (like Watchdog). So will I need a 3rd pump regardless or is there something decent I can get just as a battery backup to my existing two pumps? I am a complete novice as I have only been a homeowner for 2 years. Any advice or first hand experiences would be apprecisted!