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*Derek*

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Water Pump
« on: February 16, 2012, 12:05:39 pm »
Well lads,

I have a job coming up where i must pump dirty water out of a tunnel. I have done it before using industrial hoover but we had to keep emptying it so i'm wanting something faster. Would a water pump be suitable and if so can they run dry for long. We also used a subermissable pump but it kept clogging or else water was too shallow..

Any suggestions or experience to share?

mike roberts

Re: Water Pump
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 12:37:54 pm »
Hi mate, thats always a prob with submersibles as they need a min hd...

sounds like you need a vac incorporating a submersible that way its not a problem when its dry, plus you can vac & pump out continiously  ;D shame ur not local  one off would lend u ours!

Why not modify your industrial vac to incorporate submersible ? we did that to an old numatic wd900 worked ok for one offs.

BDCS

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 01:09:47 pm »
Puddle pump will snore down to virtually nothing - about £80 from machine mart

Kenny83

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 07:17:28 pm »
or you could get a mud suck attatchment for your pressure washer -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0gXVtIcqKY
Pressure Washing -
www.powerwashcleaning.co.uk

mike roberts

Re: Water Pump
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2012, 07:51:52 pm »
or you could get a mud suck attatchment for your pressure washer -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0gXVtIcqKY

Well never seen one of them b4! how the ... does the washer run dry ? or is there still water flow from the washer ??

Kenny83

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2012, 09:10:05 pm »
it works like a venturi, similar to a chemical intake on your pressure washer, your pressure water puts water through it and the venturi part sucks the water up, I think it's runs at your litres per minute x 10, ie if you have a 15 litres per minute machine the water it can take up is 150 litres per minute - 15lpm x 10 = 150lpm
great bit of kit for draining blocked manholes etc
Pressure Washing -
www.powerwashcleaning.co.uk

mike roberts

Re: Water Pump
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 05:28:58 pm »
it works like a venturi, similar to a chemical intake on your pressure washer, your pressure water puts water through it and the venturi part sucks the water up, I think it's runs at your litres per minute x 10, ie if you have a 15 litres per minute machine the water it can take up is 150 litres per minute - 15lpm x 10 = 150lpm
great bit of kit for draining blocked manholes etc

Would I be right in thinking .....if you used the washer initially and then turned it off the water would then syphon at a slower rate obviously  ;D  ??? or would it suck into machine (must / maybe has a return valve to stop this mmm)  ...mmm questions questions  ;D

Kenny83

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 05:51:40 pm »
There is no non return valve and it would only act as a syphon if the source you were drawing from was equal higher than the source your draining it to.... ie you couldn't syphon a pond below ground level into a source above ground level.... i think....??
Pressure Washing -
www.powerwashcleaning.co.uk

Blast Away

Re: Water Pump
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2012, 06:38:43 pm »
I'll have one of them!  :o


mark311069

Re: Water Pump
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2012, 09:42:54 am »
anybody got a link cant find them on ebay


Cliff Horne

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2012, 09:04:33 am »
Yeah I got one of them, work really well, will drain a puddle on a surface down to about an inch, and very quickly too, excellent bit of kit to have in your van.
Smart like a donkey, hung like Einstein

Kenny83

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2012, 08:29:09 pm »
Just spotted this... look at the price... do you think this is the same, it says drain cleaner on the listing
http://www.northerntooluk.com/pressure-washer-accessories/nozzles/1_4-3x08-drain-cleaner-nozzle_22363E.html?fhsearchterm=pressure+washere

unfortunately they're out of stock   :(
Pressure Washing -
www.powerwashcleaning.co.uk

anz peat

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Re: Water Pump
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2012, 11:32:22 am »
Awater pump can be use but they cannot run for long time.

Kev Martin

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Kenny83

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