bcarwell
Gold Member
I have a 1500 foot stretch of 1 1/2 inch pvc water line I just installed running from my residence pumphouse to a livestock water tank. I'm guessing the total rise from pumphouse to the tank might be 100 feet- hard to say since the slope is almost unperceptable.
Can somebody please suggest an appropriate self-priming electric pump that would work to fill the tank periodically- size, brand, sources where available, or other specs. I don't think my house water pressure (I'm guessing is only 30-40 psi) would cut it. I don't care what the GPM is since I'm just filling a 200 gallon stock tank.
A few other details. 220 vac is available. I have one spigot take off at about 800 feet for watering a garden but don't plan on needing any large pressure or flow for irrigation or whatever. I'd like to feed the pump with a 3/4 inch garden hosebib in the pumphouse for convenience just for now to avoid having to modify the house water supply PVC in the pumphouse.
I got a cheapo 1" pump (1/2 HP, 115 foot lift) at Horror Freight for only $37 that I thought might do, but when I got it home I found out it isn't self priming.
Thanks for any suggestions
Can somebody please suggest an appropriate self-priming electric pump that would work to fill the tank periodically- size, brand, sources where available, or other specs. I don't think my house water pressure (I'm guessing is only 30-40 psi) would cut it. I don't care what the GPM is since I'm just filling a 200 gallon stock tank.
A few other details. 220 vac is available. I have one spigot take off at about 800 feet for watering a garden but don't plan on needing any large pressure or flow for irrigation or whatever. I'd like to feed the pump with a 3/4 inch garden hosebib in the pumphouse for convenience just for now to avoid having to modify the house water supply PVC in the pumphouse.
I got a cheapo 1" pump (1/2 HP, 115 foot lift) at Horror Freight for only $37 that I thought might do, but when I got it home I found out it isn't self priming.
Thanks for any suggestions