Is this a self-priming pump?
2076823
It was on my husbands wish list and I bought it as a gift. He has yet to hook it up and apparently the fittings were different that what he thought. Great company we bought it from. That's really all I know.
2076824
No, not really. These type of pumps can cavitate, I think I have only seen small diaphram pumps that are self priming for these kind of small food grade beer pumps. However it works great and primes easily when the pump is even slightly below your liquid. This works the same way as the march pumps of similar design but seems a bit stronger/faster.
2076825
No, the pump is not self priming. The inlet to the pump must be lower than the outlet of the tank to get started. Additionally, you need to install a valve on the outlet that can throttle the flow if you are pumping more than a couple feet vertical. The specs claim an 18 foot head but I was not able to pump up four feet until I throttled back the outlet. Take special care that the fittings purchased do not restrict the inlet flow ... a common problem on this type of pump that can result in cavitation. Good Luck.
1058265
itself suppose to be self priming-however I found if the head /suction is like 14 feet -it does need to be primed to help it along-if you don't hear the water flow through hoses within a 10 seconds stop and prime or you will burn out the impeller. I've found there is generally no problem when I transfer from 55 gallon barrels all the time. I don't know how large your burn piles are-but i don't believe this pump will give you the pressure your looking for. it works well but- sounds like you need a pump that i use in my camper-there're pricey but do the job 2gal a minute and 40 psi depending on the model. as far as fitting in to the barrel should be no problem just uses a standard garden hose-will fit through a 2 inch no problem. camper pump sounds like what you need-where you could put a garden spray nozzle on the end.
1745499
As I remember, the DuroMax is somewhat self priming. But, the farther you have to lift the water the longer it may take, and there is a chance it might not. The farther you place the pump to the water the better success you will have.
1256343
You can, but even thow it says "doesn't need primed", I did have to prime mine with water before it would pump.
684869
Yes, but the pump is not very powerful, and not self priming,and hard to use.
187437
Yes, easier than others I have tried. This is the best manual pump I have found. I prefer it over my electric pumps.
296417
No priming is needed. To preserve pump life I use an inline filter and always make sure the water supply is close.
2050695
I can not answer this question, as I use the flotec pump intermittently to prime an inground pool circuit
308380
No - But I don't think you have to worry about over pressurizing with this pump...
700675
It's easy to prime. All you have to do is unscrew the top prime cap, pour in a gallon of water, and then screw the cap back on.If you have the pump close to the water source it will prime itself, but I never like to run pumps dry so might as well prime it.
1993142
Didn't need to prime mine, just kept pumping it til I pulled the water thru
1880081
If you fill the canister with water first it will primer faster make sure the handle between the 2 hoses is in the open position which is pushed down pump should be plugged in when priming you can find a how to video on YouTube
1200202
No... I bought 3 of these. Never again.. pay alittle more buy a diferent brand... The pumping mechaiism breaks with hardly any use... The 1st one I bought over 10 years ago was the best.
2036462
In my opinion the pump is not a discharge pump....It's an in line circulating pump with a built in timer......
1886990
I don't think so, I love amazon and most of their products but would not recommend this pump. The first one they sent me had a bad engine so they sent me a second at no cost. The second one they sent has a VERY difficult time priming and I pretty much can't get it to work
1306738
This pump has an automatic pressure shutoff. I think it would work fine for your purpose.
718561
Depends on how you set it up. I always drain mine after use and yes I prime it each time. If you have a closed system with a check valve so the pump always remains full then you should have no problem.