Pumps.. to Suck or Not to Suck
After getting the hoses connected and attached in our previous post.
We found yet another problem.
The AC pump from harbor freight was too powerful. It was sucking the water so fast, and hard that the hoses started to close. This in part was due to the force, and also the thickness of the walls in the hose.
The pump we got had a 115ft head (lift), at so many gallons per hour (see previous posts)
Solution: Swap out the pump for a 12 Vdc. This is called a “Utility Pump”. It works pretty good, and after further inspection of the sticker on the pump. Max head 28′ at 260 GPH. That makes sense, if I go over it will reduce the GPH.
One last thing to note, by swapping out from the AC long run use, to a DC intermittant use, I now have to figure out how to make it turn on and off at specific intervals.
Ahh.. the challenges of doing something new… someting on our own.
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- AC Pump
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- DC Pump