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Originally Posted by chef
Wouldn't an ecotech battery backup do the trick for mp"s? That what I'm relying on.
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If you have one, certainly and it's advantage is that like the battery operated backup air pumps, it will automatically take over during an outage, great if you're not around. It will be limited by the size of the battery inside though & you'll only be able to replace it with EcoTech parts, which is fine unless you need to wait for them to be shipped. A larger deep cycle or car battery is much easier to source and can potentially keep the powerheads going much longer. With a little more effort & a second battery, you could hook them up in series to get 24 volts & full power to the VorTech. Downside is you need to be around to do it & of course these batteries will be much larger, plus you'll need to take safety precautions if they're flooded batteries, which most of them are.
When the power goes, you do what you can with what you have.