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Can I use a sewage pump in place of a standard sump pump?

I currently have 2 standard AC power sump pumps and a battery backup sump pump installed in 2 sump pits. During hurricane Sandy, all 3 pumps were running and my basement still got about 1-2 of water in it. The AC pumps are your standard sump pumps that pump approximately 3,000 GPH of water. What I was thinking of doing is to replace one of the pumps with a sewage pump (found one at Tractor Supply) that will pump 7500 GPH at 10' of head lift. I will need to replace the PVC drain line with a larger 2 pipe to accommodate the bigger pump, but other than that is there any issue I should be aware of? I am just looking to have the capacity to pump more GPH of water out to hopefully prevent any future flooding. A sewage pump is the most cost effective solution I have come up with for this problem. Here is the pump I found.

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