Sub pump

[caseyssugarshack93]

Does anyone use sub pumps ?

i noticed some of them have a fast gph rate than a gas pump

they have a 3000gph at northerntool for 59 bucks and its a wyane

good deal ?

or are they anygood even ?

Let me know what u think

Hopin for big sap this yeah so need a good pump:D

[maple flats]

sump pumps are rated for open discharge and only about a 5' lift. When the lift increases the rate drops very quickly because sump pumps are designed to take large pebbles etc without plugging. Therefor the efficiency of the pumping is rather low and they will not move anything with as little a a few feet more lift than the stated lift. BUT, If this meets your needs it might work OK for you.

[caseyssugarshack93]

Heres one on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Wayne-1-6-HP-RUP160-Oil-Free-Submersible-Utility-Pump_W0QQitemZ110306608709QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_De faultDomain_0?hash=item110306608709&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318


IT says Performance: 3000 Gallons Per Hour @ 0', 2600 GPH @ 5', 1850 GPH @ 10', 900 GPH @ 15'


ill be pumping from my stock tank where the releaser is to my back of my truck so it should work and at my sugarhouse ill only be pumpin a 150gals a time up about 8 feet so it should work

or are thoes rating poor?

thanks again

[brookledge]

If you have about 8 feet then go by your specs you listed at 10 feet(1850GPH) so that is about 31 GPM and with your 150 gal tank figure 5 minutes to pump it out. So if you are happy with that then it is big enough.
Keith

[lpakiz]

We have sump pump in the basement that is 2 feet lower than floor level and it pumps out over the top of the basement wall--probably 9 feet total. Big stream comes out of the 1 1/4 hose. They wil move a lot of water and I wouldn't be afraid of them for sap.

[Grade "A"]

I have one works great. The other thing that will make a difference of gmp is the distance you are pumping the sap.

[danno]

I've moved exclusively from gas pumps to sump pumps - and love them. I only pump up about 6' from my primary holding tanks to my transfer tanks. Takes about 20 minutes to pump 600 gallons out of my primary into my two 300 gallon transfer tanks. This year I going to pump with the sump pump out of my primary directly into my sugarhouse - about 500 feet away (no elevation rise).

I use a smaller utility pump (similar to a small sump pump) to pump up about 14' feet into the tank above my evaporator. It does not pump fast, but it has plenty of push. Takes about 10 minutes to fill that 100 gallon tank.

[caseyssugarshack93]

thanks im gunna be buying ht 3000gph one at northerntool for 60 buck and it should work good for mee ill be pumpin alot of sap it should work good

Thanks again guys
nate

[Haynes Forest Products]

I use a small sump pump to fill my fill tank and I have it on a dedicated outlet that is turned on inside the evaporator room and it has a clear hose so I can tell when the bulk tank is running low. It is a smaller pump that fits threw the holes in the covers of dairy tanks and I have a long enough hose to go between my tanks. It only pumps about 600 GPH but that is plenty to fill the feed tank I only evaporate about 140 plus per hr so volume is not important. Its small and with all the hose pump and elec cord it fits in a 5 gallon bucket easy to store.

[Sugarmaker]

We use 110V sump pump at the sugarhouse (to fill storage tanks in loft about 12 feet) and 12 volt bilge pumps for sap pick up along the road both work well be need to be sized right. And think about the need for auto shut offs if needed. ( Like I need one at the sugarhouse between runs to get more sap).
Chris