MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Yikes. The killer is the capacity? We fill 55 gallon plastic drums then when we take them home they are re-pumped into 800 gallon tanks on our roof. The foot valve has a screen. The 1" bung is set 1-1/2" from the bottom to allow debris to sump. I checked out the Jacuzzi brand and they make some efficient pumps but the price makes them less than attractive.
That sounds interesting.. I'm also interested in gravity fed water instead of using my noisy rv water pump because I could elevate my tank, but I wondered how high and if it would be enough pressure to shower. I imagine with only .43 psi per foot, I would need 10' higher just to get 5 psi and then regular rv 1/2" water piping would greatly limit the gpm.
time2roll wrote:
Consider a shallow well jet pump. Flotec model FP4012 can draw water up 25' and the maximum head is 179'.
Thanks for the foot work on that Flotec model FP4012 time2roll! I will consider it.
My question on amazon about the wayne pump was sort of answered..
"Our units are tested for ac requirement usage only - the running amps on the PLS100 is9 running - start ranges 3 to 5 times the running. Regards, Bob"
