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Title: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Clean Dude on August 01, 2008, 12:41:14 pm

Which transfer pump would you advise I go for?

Need one with a good flow rate (higher the better) >50lpm

And at a good price....

Where would I find a good deal?

Thanks in advance.

C D

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 01, 2008, 03:00:56 pm

Depends what you are using it for. If you're using it to transfer large quantities of water from an IBC to your vehicle tank then you need one of these:

(http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/subpump.jpg)

These pump about 80-100 litres per minute. 

If you need one to pump water from a vehicle tank to a trolley system then you need a 12v 50/75 litre per minute one such as this:

(http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/12voltpump.jpg)

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 01, 2008, 03:35:09 pm

Details on the website:

www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Submersible_pumps.html (http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Submersible_pumps.html)

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: dmlservices on August 01, 2008, 03:40:54 pm

whats the best way to fit the 12 volt into a vehicle tank? and keep every thing water tight.
daz

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Xline Systems on August 01, 2008, 03:42:59 pm

shurflo are bringing a new 12v transfer pump out in a week or so. sounds like a guden

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Xline Systems on August 01, 2008, 03:48:06 pm

shurflo are bringing a new 12v transfer pump out in a week or so. sounds like a guden

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 01, 2008, 04:07:25 pm

Quote from: dmlservices on August 01, 2008, 03:40:54 pm

whats the best way to fit the 12 volt into a vehicle tank? and keep every thing water tight.
daz

Drill a hole through the lid that matches the size of your transfer hose and then feed the transfer hose a cable through it. Re-fit the lid and seal around the hose with silicone = water tight and permanent.

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: WCE on August 01, 2008, 07:47:34 pm

I got mine from Makro - they always seem to be on offer their. Mine is a Karcher one  -£24.99. They have a different make on offer every couple of weeks. 

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: WCE on August 01, 2008, 08:02:39 pm

Yes. Not a 12v one though - It's 240v I use it to transfer the water from my static system. You have to be card holder at Makro though ) not sure if you knew. But, if you haven't got one you'll defo qualify to get one.   

Title: Re: Your Advice Please: Which Transfer Pump?
Post by: STEVE-UK on August 01, 2008, 08:29:51 pm

i bought a used one off ebay its made by clarke and does 253 litres  per min, i can fill my 640 tank up in 8 mins and thats going through 20 metres of hose, theres one on ebay at the mo item number 180270704287

for optimum flow rate you need at least 25mm internal diameter hose