I am building a water feature in my backyard and need a pump to pump to a height of about 5.5 to 6 feet will this pump work?
587097
No. This pump is for moving water from one place to another, not for constant use. For example, I use one for pumping water out of my small pond for its annual cleaning. You have to run water into the pump from a hose to make it pick up more water and remove it. You need a submersible electric pump for your water feature. I favor the Laguna Max-Flo and PowerJet pumps because they don't have filters to be cleaned every couple of days. But there are other good ones; just beware of filters because they can drastically increase time spent for maintenance.
1173191
The whole point of the pump is for it to pump water that accumulates on a solid cover...so yes, it will work.
2194186
As long as the tubing coming out of the pump ends below the water level in the tank or not more than a few inches higher. It won't pump up hill very well because it's so small
1506182
Well, it depends on your hose size, but with a half-inch tube, this pump is gonna push your water a good ways up. Several feet, at least. I wish I could get up and actually do it for you, but, alas, I'm not able to at the moment! It's a very powerful little pump! And quiet, too!
798740
I had this pump go from a five gallon bucket to 8 ft. above that, so 6 should be just fine.
565984
I would think so but, have no proof of that. My pump has great pressure but, only pushes up 4 or five feet.
1591820
I wouldn't think so. I could not get mine to pump water from 19 feet, let alone as they claim 25 feet. I tried to send mine back, they didn't want it, just refunded my money.Can't figure out out how you could set it at that angle. My wife uses min as a decorative item in her flower garden. About all it its good for.
875245
Our pump is at the bottom of a 38 inch Koi pond. It pumps 28 inches above the water line, with a moderate flow through our filter down a rock waterfall and back into our pond. It has been doing this for over a year, at least 10 hours a day. I will say, the flow has diminished this last week. We will pull the pump and check for debris. Meanwhile, to answer your question, we are over 5.5 feet. I feel 6 feet will reduce the flo, but will do the job.
2142282
If you use 2 6" standard bar type air stones, and run 2 of the ports to each air stone, it will work fine. I have this setup in a DWC cloning chamber. I would run all 4 ports to 1 4" round airstone. For multiple 5 gallon buckets, I would recommend going to the larger diaphragm style pump. They are just as quiet (our is actually quieter), and produce WAY more air.
387251
It should. We have two of these pumps, one running about eight feet with an immediate rise about four feet. The second pump is pushing water though a 1.5" hose going 30-40ft with a 6 ft rise and their is no lose of power -- seems to operate with the same pressure as the shorter run -- based on our experience, I think you should be fine.
1962398
It's a strong little pump as most bilge pumps are and will pump water several feet in what ever direction you run the hose but I wouldn't go much over 5 or 6 feet.
703175
The pump is about 6 inches thick and so I would think it would require 7 or 8 inches of water,
1745500
In my use of the pump, I have had the pump within a few feet vertical from the surface of the water. Priming and pumping under these conditions has been successful. Trying to prime and run the pump with 5 to 8 feet above the water surface may work ok, but you will simply need to try it. It would be better to set the pump on something in the basement (unless the water is too deep to do this) and then run the outlet hose out the window. Good luck. In general, I have found both the 3 and 4 inch pumps to be reliable and fairly easy to prime.Wally Gwynn
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I would say, in my experience no problem. I am pumping up 15 ft before the pump and running with PVC and Garden hose at least 50ft after the pump with 3 Rain Bird sprinkler heads and it works great. As I said in my review, make sure you buy a foot valve and prime both the pipe and the pump to get it started. Also use PVC and not garden hose to pull the water up the vertical haul. I like the pump. It works great for me.
240323
It depends on the size of the output tube, the narrower the higher it would go.... Physics.... However I pump mine with a 1 inch diameter pipe and it pumps up at least 6 feet to my sewer line. I'm pretty sure it would pump higher than that if it had to.
482226
I think so. The impellers on this pump are rubber and do an adequate job of pumping the water under a small load. I would think a 4' hose on both sides of the pump would be the extent of it's abilities to move water without putting undue strain on the impellers. In other words, 6-8 ft. would be the maximum lift I would place on the system (4' from rain barrel to pump + 4' from pump to raised bed). If your rain barrel has a faucet tap at the bottom you might increase this a bit as the head pressure from the water in the barrel would aid the pump in it's action.
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The box is a foot and the pump is less that 6 in long with a flexible tube I the middle which you can cut as far as the fountain and I have no idea how Tall it is. it's hard to say if it would fit but I think you could make it work that sounds like an awesome idea to turn a whiskey barrel on a good Luck and have fun