[Pole2pole]

Hi gang. Can one of you van man men help me out with a couple of questions. I'm pickin up a new van tomorrow. Problem i have is, i'll be installing a 400 litre container in the next few days. This will be holding pure water pumped straight into it from my 1000l IBC in my garden.
The question i got is..........am i right in thinking, all i'll need is a sureflo pump(12v) and a 12v battery with some kind of on/off switch. All i really need it to do is pump (when reqired) straight into my backpack, and maybe occasionally, direct to one of my poles(so a varistream is probably the way forward??) Can someone confirm my neurotic fears perlease 

[brightnclean]

Here's your shopping list

100 PSI pump
Varistream or Flowmaster
Strainer for pump  (Essential)

 

[Pole2pole]

cheers brightnclean. I suspected that was the case. Looks like i'll be stripping down my trolley for spares tomorrow 

[Alex Gardiner]

You will need something faster than the Shurflo pump to transfer water into your backpack.  If you rigged up a syphon arrangement it will probably be just as fast if not faster than your Shurflo but even better a 12V submersible pump will fill you backpack in under a minute.

[Pole2pole]

Sounds complicated alex  What would that consist of? I'm very interested in ANYTHING that saves time. Thanks again, Dino

[Alex Gardiner]

To set up a syphon system, insert a 13 mm T piece in your tank outlet line with a separate shut off valve on it and a length of 1/2 inch hose.  If you want to fill your backpack up, put your backpack on the ground, the end of the hose in the top of your backpack and open the valve.  You will be surprised how quickly it fills.  Even quicker is to use a 12v submersible pump which drops in the top of your main tank with a 3/4 inch outlet hose that will pump either 50 or 75 litres a minute.

[Pole2pole]

Cheers alex. Dead interested in the 12 v submersible. If ANYONE can point me in the right direction as to where i can get one.......you know the rest. This time,i wanna do it right FIRST time 
Thanks again alex

[geefree]

brightclean,

i use my backpack pump(taken out) as my van pump now... whats a strainer? and why does the backpack not have one etc.

cheers.

[Pittmonkey]

Gazza

The sureflow backpack has a strainer built into it, they are there to protect any dabris getting into the pump which could cause damage to it.

Wayne

[groundhog]

I use a submersible  bilge pump to transfer water from my van tank into my backpack, it takes about 20 seconds

[Clear Vision]

Dino,

You are going to be doing the exact same as I already do day in day out.

I store my pure water in a ibc tank in the garden then pump to the van.

In my tank in the van I have a 12v submersible pump with 2m of 1inch diameter hose stuck to it.

I just clip on to a lesuire battery and that satrts the pump. Fills my backpack in about 15-20 seconds.

[mark dew]

Cheers alex. Dead interested in the 12 v submersible. If ANYONE can point me in the right direction as to where i can get one.......you know the rest. This time,i wanna do it right FIRST time 
Thanks again alex

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/shop.html
£55 ex vat. You will need hose as well.

i'd get the 75 litre pump if i was you. I dunno if its just mine, but my 12v 75lpm pump does not fill a 25 litre barrel in 20 seconds. It takes a minute or more.

 

[Clear Vision]

Cheers alex. Dead interested in the 12 v submersible. If ANYONE can point me in the right direction as to where i can get one.......you know the rest. This time,i wanna do it right FIRST time 
Thanks again alex

i'd get the 75 litre pump if i was you. I dunno if its just mine, but my 12v 75lpm pump does not fill a 25 litre barrel in 20 seconds. It takes a minute or more.

 

Well I would take your pump back for a refund if its taking that long to fill a 25L barrel!

[Pole2pole]

What pump have you got Clearvision??? Can you remember where ya got it,how much etc?
Thanx, Dino

[Clear Vision]

I have 2 100psi shuflo pumps in my van.

But the pump I use inside my 650L van tank to fill the back pack is this

http://www1.uk.conrad.com/scripts/wgate/zcop_uk/~flN0YXRlPTM2MTY4ODQ0OTE=?~template=PCAT_AREA_S_BROWSE&glb_user_js=Y&shop=UK&zhmmh_lfo=&zhmmh_area_kz=&product_show_id=537683&p_init_ipc=X&p_page_to_display=fromoutside&~cookies=1&scrwidth=1024


I paid £25 plus postage for mine.
From varitech

Hope that helps

[Pole2pole]

It's helping alot mate. £39 from conrad.gonna check out varitech now.fingers crossed 

[Pole2pole]

Don't hate me clearvision. Have ya got the website address for varitech? Or this hunch i'm getting that they aint got a website is correct,aint it???

[Clear Vision]

I don't hate anyone dude!

Here to help.

They dont have a website but here is there phone number

01626 830830

Ask for rich

[Pole2pole]

Cheers mathew. I have got their number in my phone so i'll bell them tomorrow. Glad ya got your RO dilemma sorted Breathe in...........breathe out 

[mark dew]

why doesn't this post fit the page?
Is it just on my computer? I have to scroll to the right before scrolling down.