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I am looking at 2" pump at the Fleet Farm. There are 5-6 different brands, Wayne, Red Lion, can't remeber the rest. The one has a Brigs engine.
But now am hearing things like grease, etc inside. I know of other syrupmakers that have these kinds of pumps. Either they didn't know about the grease, or didn't care. But they are being used to this day.
One of them is $40 off til Sunday. Whats a guy to do?
here are my thoughts...If you read the sterilite thread, Dr perkins said something that really hit home.
If there is something that you're questioning as far as maple syrup goes, After you processed that sap into syrup, would you feed it to your kids. and sell it to people that will feed it to their families, would I eat it probably but thats me, but certainly don't want to feed it to the rest of the population.
using something containing lead, non-food grade plastic, lubricants whatever you have to remember that people are eating this stuff. So I am spending the $300 on the good pump that is good for potable water that is sealed from the motor and any contaminants.
...anyone want to buy slightly used water transfer pump used only for clean water???
Flip-side.....So its not ok to eat syrup that contains any lead, any lubricants, or anything foreign. But it must be ok to eat all of the processed foods and meats with preservatives, all of the genetically modified food, bovine growth hormone in milk, hormones in the meat, and those that live on city water, drink that which contains fluoride, (alot of countries ban this, not USA) because it is FDA approved.? Not to mention all of the vegetables with herbicides and pesticides.
Anything you eat out of a can gets contaminated with harmful things, (I know, I manufacture food cans.) Also, cell phones, electromagnetic field will cause a big increase in brain cancer in the years ahead.
Not to start a rant, I am only putting this in perspective!! By the way, has anyone ever questiones the safety of all of this plastic, uhhhhhh, it must be ok because its fda approved.
OK, so after reading this thread I really regret buying a brand new (ebay) powermate clean water pump that does not say "for potable water". I'm heading to Bascom's on Monday for something else so I will ask them to double check but guessing this will go back on ebay Monday evening.
Anyone have a recommendation for a gas powered pump that is suitable for potable water?
I can't see how a pump can hurt anything. The liquid passes through so fast it can't do much. Most of those pumps have grease in them to stop rust with shipping and for start up. The water lubes it after it is running. Just wash them out with soap and hot water and your good to go.
Bascoms has a Homelite "Farm Pump" in their catalog. Doesn't say its for sap or potable water. But its still for sale in their catalog. I'm sure its no different than the Pacer pump or a multitude of others that can be purchased at TSC, Northern Tool, etc.
I bought the pump yesterday afternoon.......its a Monarch, odd name, I never heard of it.
It was manufactured in Winipeg, MB. It was $40 off until closing yesterday. I can return it if need be.
As someone prior was mentioning, I was at Andersons early last week and on their showroom floor sat a similar pump and had Northern Tool stickers all over it. I did not ask about it, but am sure it was not for sap either, yet I assume it was for sale. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
So, what about all that plastic? Is it really safe cuz FDA says? Or do they know something we don't?
OK . Pumps, all pumps have a wet end and a dry end. The wet is were the water flows and the dry is the motor and NO water gets to the motor unless the seals are bad. The seals separate the two. As long as the pump you buying is plastic or aluminum you don't have to worry. I deal with pump all the time and if you are looking for a pump to move a lot of material buy a 1/2 hp pool pump (very clean) and you need Elc.or just to pump small tanks in the field go get a aluminum housing gas job. You don't have to worry about grasse!
That and cast iron impellers and houseings. All this food safe and plastic stuff is being put out by people who want you to buy expensive stuff to fill there pockets. The maple suppliers even sell brass pumps for the filter presses and I haven't heard peep on those yet on here. Probbably since they are worth so much they just have to be good. Of course the SS one is only $1200 bucks.
As long as people are reasonably carefull and use their heads there will be no problems. But people who come up with all these other ideas to fill other peoples pockets with cash do not help the problem. Seems like people either can't read for themselves or only read what they want to hear.
I saw this pump on ebay. So would this be okay for sap transfer? Any thoughts?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT