I’ve been considering one of these to pump fresh water into my duck pond, and to transfer hand pumped water from my well to a 330 gallon holding tank. Sounds from your review that it would be a good purchase. Thanks for the heads up on the zombie apocalypse weapon aspect of it.
I bought 3 of the prior version and 2 failed within 1/2 hour of use. They also need a lot of amps. I tried to use a PC power supply with all the 12V sources tied together and it wouldn't do it. A 12VDC car/RV type battery will do the job, but a power tool battery might not get there, the amps are likely too high for standard batteries. The quality level wasn't very good and they are noisy, but they do move 5GPM and that's a good flow rate.
Quick note...the manual specifically states that this pump should only be used to pump WATER and that is should NOT be used to pump "fuels, cleaning fluids, or other chemical products." Love this item. I just bought a 2nd one after the first pooped out. However, I think that it's my fault it pooped. The manual also states that the max temperature for water should be 120 F and I was pumping very hot water to clean the unit out after using it to pump some dirty water. I won't do that again. The 2nd unit included the Seal Washer and Impeller so I'll try to replace those 2 items on the first pump because I may have destroyed them both. Quick follow-up. Yes, I totally destroyed the Impeller on the 1st unit so I just used the Impeller and Seal Washer that came with the 2nd unit and Voila! the 1st unit is working like new. Of course, now I've got 2 pumps but it's OK. Ya never know when you'll need the 2nd one. I've put in a request to Harbor Freight about obtaining additional Impellers and Seal Washers and I'm now waiting to hear back from them. Oh Happy Day!
I use this to pump waste oil and transfer diesel fuel.. Out of the box Its not terrible with waste oil, but you can’t pump diesel fuel with it more than once without modification.. The impellers that comes with these are obviously low quality and cheap hence the price point.. Pumping diesel with the stock impeller causes the diesel to react with the rubber the impeller is made from and it will swell up and basically bind within the pump body and not allow the motor to turn.. The work around for this is to buy a nitrile impeller. Nitrile does not react with diesel like rubber.. As long as you don’t run it dry very often- this setup will last a while.. My first setup lasted me three years and I used it almost everyday.. Pumped thousands of gallons of mostly hot waste oil, and hundreds of gallons of diesel.. Using it in freezing temps, and pumping cold oil will cause the motor to run very hot. Ultimately the commutator will end up getting burned, and pitted.. Remove the brushes, and spin shaft by hand with small soap stick stone to clean up the commutator.. I use the 120V version mostly now.. After swapping out the impeller with a quality one- it will last for a while.. Clean the commutator every now and again.. That’s what ultimately causes these to not function as intended..
@@mlke4258 I like your efforts and results with your longer term daily use. Very impressive. Do you have a link to a Nitrile Impeller for this Drummond 12V pump? So, My little use is once a month to move 4 gallons of waste oil through a couple of oil filters and then return back uphill 6 ft to an engine crankcase. Am using a little drill pump now with ease for light duty workload. But am starting to see a little oil is seeping out around the center of the impeller connection and the seals holding the housing together. So far it still works fine... but you know these little drill pumps appear to be leaky.
@@serotonin67 So I usually take them seals and gasket and Chuck them right in the trash!! They are absolutely useless, and I’ve never used one and didn’t have it leak.. When I changed the impeller, I’ll clean everything with 70-90% isopropyl.. Ill rub some sil-glyde on the impeller itself and install it.. When you take the cover off- it should have a pretty defined friction pattern worked into it from the impeller spinning around.. I will apply a little clear RTV around the outer edges of the front plate, and put back on and tighten. I will typically leave the squeeze out be on the outside edges until it completely solidifies. You can give the pump a quick test bump to clean up any squeeze out inside where the impeller is.. You don’t want the silicone to harden inside there as it’s possible the impeller blades will bend around it after it has setup.. Also, If your impeller has those little stupid round circles (gates) protruding on the edges of each blade.. Use a single edge razor and gingerly scrape them so they are flush with the rest of the arm and blade.. As far as the nitrile impellers, I ordered them off eBay. They were $26 each. If you have the standard Drummond pump- the impeller should be the 5/16 shaft size.. For what you’re doing a small gear pump would last you forever!! And you could pump almost anything with that… I have a small oberdorfer 2gpm pump that got separated from its motor… It fits perfectly in my drill and I can literally pump anything through it.. You just want to be mindful of pumping anything that has particulate debris in it as it could bind up in the gears… That’s the nice thing about rubber impeller pumps- they can deal with that kind of thing much better… The biggest enemy of them is heat.. Never pump dry, and keep the brushes/commutator clean on the motor…
Can I restrict the hose to 3/8" or 1/4" hose for watering plants? 12 ft lift. It will be used for 5 minutes for 3 times a day. Would that burn up the motor? I have a rain barrel with a bottom hose bib to water my plants, and a watering timer. I guess I need a pressure switch to shut off power if there is no water??
I have the small hose it came with on the inlet and my garden hose on the outlet, but I can not get water to come out? It's just about 1 feet of water in a above ground pool.
Was thinking of using this to keep bait fish alive. One hose submerged in lake or ocean under a large bobber (keep sand from getting pumped in) pumped into cooler with drain at the bottom. Could also add a threaded plug at the bottom and use a hose to return water to the body of water. How long do you think it’d run a 12v car battery (using cold water)
It pulls 9.5 amps under load. So it depends on what battery you have. Like a 12v golf cart battery will last longer than a standard car battery. I'd rekon that a standard car battery would last 2 to 4 hours. If you know ur amp hours of the battery you want to use, just divide it by 9.5 and that's how many hours it will last.
Reading the instructions i seen you can hook it up to your vehicle but say's to turn off vehicle to hook it up . But does not say i can start it to charge the battery. Can i leave my vehicle running as i use this to avoid draining my battery?
Do you think this pump could suck up water from a creek that is 12 feet below a little cliff ans still be able to pump out a 100 ft garden hose? Would it still have enough water to water a few small fig trees.
I have the pump, and am generally positive about it but... You absolutely cannot safely pump fuel with it. It is for clean water only. My impeller failed after about 10 hours total use. The manual considers using it for long periods to be "abuse". It does not define "long periods". The manual requires the user to lubricate the impeller prior to use, or it may fail (I didn't lubricate, it failed). While it claims to be self priming (and it is) the manual tells you to prime it. So possibly my impeller failed (broke apart) because I ran it 5 hours at a time, or because it wasn't lubricated, or because I didn't prime it. It did come with a 2nd impeller, so I'm going to try being more careful with that one and see how it goes.
I did the math, and this one seems to be far off the rated flow rate if your test was accurate. 290 GPH should be 4.8 gallons per minute. According to your test, the results would be 2.8 gallons per minute, or 169 GPH. I just saw a review on a Milwaukee 18v transfer pump, and the actual test fell short of the rated specs as well. I just felt it should be noted that it fell short quite a bit. Thanks for the review!
Carl, yeah so the rating is at 0 head height which is misleading because you'll never be at 0. I haven't seen the head curve for this one so can't comment on nominal use. Another factor is I stepped down the inlet to 1/2 tubing. I guess I should have made all that clear in the video and explained head height a bit. Thanks for the follow up its good info to have.
Hugo I can't answer that as I don't have enough information. How big is the yard. How far is it from the water source. What is the elevation change...this will give you garden hose volume of pressure and water upto about 20 feet away from the water source.
Great Vid, I love harbor freight tools as well. bought that water pump as well, the only difference with mine is that its a power cord. I used it twice and it went bad. I can hear the motor on but no water going out. Maybe you know a trick or 2 on how to fix it. You have a new Sub... Thanks.
@@bze06fishinbwai63 that is how you burn out the pump bro. You also need a rigid hose on the intake side and ideally use 3/4" one not smaller and on the outlet side a 5/8" hose is ok. or 3/4 if you want more efficient transfer of water.
Hello, hoping someone can help me out, I’m not sure how to prime my pump. You mentioned filling up your hose with water but would that be the outlet or inlet hose ?
I need a pump to empty the water out of my pool and through a sprinkler head or at the very least and hand held garden sprayer.. it’s a 3 ft pool for my kids.. would this thing have the power to push it through a garden hose nozel, or sprinkler?
They claim 290 GPH but that's at 0 head. I'd like to see this thing operate at 10' of head. I mean you could hear the speed winding down in your demonstration of what, maybe 2' of head?
My question is; How is the longevity of this pump? I mean is how long will it last if running 24/7? Can anybody please answers that. I am thinking for Aquaponics and Hydroponics.
I have it connected to a 190w 24 v solar panel got a 24 to 12 volt reducer on Amazon. Turns on in the morning and off at dusk. Pump started leaking after about a month impeller switched out but kept leaking from back of impeller. Worked great for about a month. Using it for a solar pool water heater maybe it ran dry or maybe pool chemicals caused leak but it was great for a while.
@@roxysvision6803 Made in china. Of course it started leaking in a month. That's what chinese products do.. they want us to keep buying junk over and over.
How would this work for a DIY camp shower? This would be in a 5gal bucket or maybe a pond then connected to a shower head placed in a tree or handheld.
I got distracted and mistakenly ran this dry after it ran out of water to pump out. Not sure how long it ran dry but guessing maybe 15 to 20 min. The pump stopped and the motor was very hot. I removed the two screws on the end of the motor and pulled the cap. There was a bunch of melted black colored plastic pieces that were everywhere inside the motor. I pulled out the rotor from the motor housing and cleaned off all the melted pieces of plastic. Put it back together and noticed that the power switch didnt feel right. A connector melted off inside the power switch because this thing got so super hot. I used a screwdriver to bridge the two terminals to quickly test it and amazingly this thing is pumping water again and going strong,!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
That's awesome it still worked. I wish they put a thermal cut off in it. Cause if you're pumping out alot of liquid it's not like you would be sitting there watching it.
It looked huge until you grabbed it. About to pick one up. Do you think this can suck up water straight up 12ft out of 1-1/4 in shallow well that's not primed?
@@mikesworkshop5375 Thanks. Not sure how though. Low tech off-grid setup right now where I'm pumping water up by hand with manual bilge pump. about 3 strokes before I get water.
I would like to splice a 15amp cigarette extension plug to the power cord--hopefully allowing me to rin this off of mt Dodge Ram cig lighter---will it work?
Thanks, love your videos. Question--could you suggest a power inverter that I could use for a 120V (new direction) transfer pump? Really struggling w this whole issue
@@larrymathe8536 depends on the pump. How many amps, watts it's pulling. I'm curious as to y it has to be in the vehicle. But don't tell me. You could always run a couple 8 Guage wires into the cab if u still want to do 12 volt. But you know now that I think about it I think the connectors on that pump are 14 gauge maybe 16. So the amp draw wouldn't be that high. So u know it might just work off the cigarette lighter. But it might heat the plug up too... inverter wise, assuming your sizing to the same size pump, like the corresponding Drummond 120v. It pulls 240 watts. So the 400 watt juniper should handle it no problem.
@@mikesworkshop5375 120 volts/ 4 amps---use it for removing liquid from service station spill buckets--may use it up to 5-7 times a day-not interested in having to access the engine compartment that often. The 12V would be a great solution however the more i dig into it the more moving parts i run into-Still trying to figure out the --sine wave vs non sine wave thing, jeeezz Thanks
Hey don, hopefully someone who knows for sure can answer this. I'd say it could probably do motor oil but probably not anything very thick like gear oil. Also it doesn't self prime which depending o n your application might not work.
The one I have is not this particular brand mine is ironton but i believe it uses the same pump head.. . I use it for diesel fuel with no issues and the one time I used it for gasoline the rubber vanes broke apart . The shop and gave it to me used it to prime external oil systems on old custom Volkswagen's.
2 gallons in 45 seconds.... math doesn’t equal 290 gallons per hour. I just want to know how well it would work with a 4 gym pressure washer. Water tote, this pump connected to 4 gym pressure washer. Anyone try yet?
Yes for a small one. Look at the pressure washer and see how many gph it needs. Also this doesn't have an auto cut off which could damage the pump and the washer if ur not careful. I think in a pinch it would work but I wouldn't recommend it
@Vince Mitchell hey I post these on harbor freights website too and it's against their policies to mention price in their reviews. But if you ever want to know just ask. I paid 49 for this one.
GASOLINE TRANSFER..HELL NO! DIESEL/KEROSENE.......Maybe in possible EMERGENCY WATER TRANSFER..YES (That's what it's MADE 4 & SAYS ON THE BOX!) USE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FOR FUEL... READ & FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS
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GREAT VIDEO
I’ve been considering one of these to pump fresh water into my duck pond, and to transfer hand pumped water from my well to a 330 gallon holding tank. Sounds from your review that it would be a good purchase. Thanks for the heads up on the zombie apocalypse weapon aspect of it.
The pump head is Aluminum cast meaning Not For Potable water , i found out after fact of buying it
I bought 3 of the prior version and 2 failed within 1/2 hour of use. They also need a lot of amps. I tried to use a PC power supply with all the 12V sources tied together and it wouldn't do it. A 12VDC car/RV type battery will do the job, but a power tool battery might not get there, the amps are likely too high for standard batteries.
The quality level wasn't very good and they are noisy, but they do move 5GPM and that's a good flow rate.
Quick note...the manual specifically states that this pump should only be used to pump WATER and that is should NOT be used to pump "fuels, cleaning fluids, or other chemical products." Love this item. I just bought a 2nd one after the first pooped out. However, I think that it's my fault it pooped. The manual also states that the max temperature for water should be 120 F and I was pumping very hot water to clean the unit out after using it to pump some dirty water. I won't do that again. The 2nd unit included the Seal Washer and Impeller so I'll try to replace those 2 items on the first pump because I may have destroyed them both.
Quick follow-up. Yes, I totally destroyed the Impeller on the 1st unit so I just used the Impeller and Seal Washer that came with the 2nd unit and Voila! the 1st unit is working like new. Of course, now I've got 2 pumps but it's OK. Ya never know when you'll need the 2nd one. I've put in a request to Harbor Freight about obtaining additional Impellers and Seal Washers and I'm now waiting to hear back from them. Oh Happy Day!
I use this to pump waste oil and transfer diesel fuel.. Out of the box Its not terrible with waste oil, but you can’t pump diesel fuel with it more than once without modification.. The impellers that comes with these are obviously low quality and cheap hence the price point.. Pumping diesel with the stock impeller causes the diesel to react with the rubber the impeller is made from and it will swell up and basically bind within the pump body and not allow the motor to turn..
The work around for this is to buy a nitrile impeller. Nitrile does not react with diesel like rubber.. As long as you don’t run it dry very often- this setup will last a while.. My first setup lasted me three years and I used it almost everyday.. Pumped thousands of gallons of mostly hot waste oil, and hundreds of gallons of diesel.. Using it in freezing temps, and pumping cold oil will cause the motor to run very hot. Ultimately the commutator will end up getting burned, and pitted.. Remove the brushes, and spin shaft by hand with small soap stick stone to clean up the commutator.. I use the 120V version mostly now.. After swapping out the impeller with a quality one- it will last for a while.. Clean the commutator every now and again.. That’s what ultimately causes these to not function as intended..
@@mlke4258 I like your efforts and results with your longer term daily use. Very impressive. Do you have a link to a Nitrile Impeller for this Drummond 12V pump? So, My little use is once a month to move 4 gallons of waste oil through a couple of oil filters and then return back uphill 6 ft to an engine crankcase. Am using a little drill pump now with ease for light duty workload. But am starting to see a little oil is seeping out around the center of the impeller connection and the seals holding the housing together. So far it still works fine... but you know these little drill pumps appear to be leaky.
@@serotonin67 So I usually take them seals and gasket and Chuck them right in the trash!! They are absolutely useless, and I’ve never used one and didn’t have it leak..
When I changed the impeller, I’ll clean everything with 70-90% isopropyl.. Ill rub some sil-glyde on the impeller itself and install it.. When you take the cover off- it should have a pretty defined friction pattern worked into it from the impeller spinning around.. I will apply a little clear RTV around the outer edges of the front plate, and put back on and tighten.
I will typically leave the squeeze out be on the outside edges until it completely solidifies. You can give the pump a quick test bump to clean up any squeeze out inside where the impeller is.. You don’t want the silicone to harden inside there as it’s possible the impeller blades will bend around it after it has setup..
Also, If your impeller has those little stupid round circles (gates) protruding on the edges of each blade.. Use a single edge razor and gingerly scrape them so they are flush with the rest of the arm and blade.. As far as the nitrile impellers, I ordered them off eBay. They were $26 each. If you have the standard Drummond pump- the impeller should be the 5/16 shaft size..
For what you’re doing a small gear pump would last you forever!! And you could pump almost anything with that… I have a small oberdorfer 2gpm pump that got separated from its motor… It fits perfectly in my drill and I can literally pump anything through it.. You just want to be mindful of pumping anything that has particulate debris in it as it could bind up in the gears…
That’s the nice thing about rubber impeller pumps- they can deal with that kind of thing much better… The biggest enemy of them is heat.. Never pump dry, and keep the brushes/commutator clean on the motor…
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What happens when there is no more water source? Does the pump shut off or get into some standby mode until it detects more water to pump out?
Nice review. Can I adjust water pressure?
What is the running time on this pump and how can you keep the water flowing without burning up the pump while pressure washing or detailing a car??
Can I restrict the hose to 3/8" or 1/4" hose for watering plants? 12 ft lift. It will be used for 5 minutes for 3 times a day. Would that burn up the motor? I have a rain barrel with a bottom hose bib to water my plants, and a watering timer. I guess I need a pressure switch to shut off power if there is no water??
Is this the same type of pump you would use for a “ Softwash System”?
I have the small hose it came with on the inlet and my garden hose on the outlet, but I can not get water to come out? It's just about 1 feet of water in a above ground pool.
Was thinking of using this to keep bait fish alive. One hose submerged in lake or ocean under a large bobber (keep sand from getting pumped in) pumped into cooler with drain at the bottom. Could also add a threaded plug at the bottom and use a hose to return water to the body of water. How long do you think it’d run a 12v car battery (using cold water)
It pulls 9.5 amps under load. So it depends on what battery you have. Like a 12v golf cart battery will last longer than a standard car battery. I'd rekon that a standard car battery would last 2 to 4 hours. If you know ur amp hours of the battery you want to use, just divide it by 9.5 and that's how many hours it will last.
Harbor Freight Review thanks!
Reading the instructions i seen you can hook it up to your vehicle but say's to turn off vehicle to hook it up . But does not say i can start it to charge the battery. Can i leave my vehicle running as i use this to avoid draining my battery?
FYI you will not get 290GPH at 40' overhead. both of those ratings are in optimal settings.
Good job
Most late model vehicles have anti siphon valves. Can’t get a tube in them to siphon the gas.
Do you think this pump could suck up water from a creek that is 12 feet below a little cliff ans still be able to pump out a 100 ft garden hose? Would it still have enough water to water a few small fig trees.
I would say no. But maybe if the hose was coming down hill a Lil.
Use the fuel pump that's on the vehicle...so disconnect a forward line from the gas tank.
I have the pump, and am generally positive about it but...
You absolutely cannot safely pump fuel with it. It is for clean water only.
My impeller failed after about 10 hours total use. The manual considers using it for long periods to be "abuse". It does not define "long periods".
The manual requires the user to lubricate the impeller prior to use, or it may fail (I didn't lubricate, it failed).
While it claims to be self priming (and it is) the manual tells you to prime it.
So possibly my impeller failed (broke apart) because I ran it 5 hours at a time, or because it wasn't lubricated, or because I didn't prime it. It did come with a 2nd impeller, so I'm going to try being more careful with that one and see how it goes.
I too am confused by the "self-priming" spec while also advising one to manually prime it... wtf.
Will I run on a car battery? If not how long will it run on a 12VDC battery?
I did the math, and this one seems to be far off the rated flow rate if your test was accurate. 290 GPH should be 4.8 gallons per minute. According to your test, the results would be 2.8 gallons per minute, or 169 GPH. I just saw a review on a Milwaukee 18v transfer pump, and the actual test fell short of the rated specs as well. I just felt it should be noted that it fell short quite a bit. Thanks for the review!
Carl, yeah so the rating is at 0 head height which is misleading because you'll never be at 0. I haven't seen the head curve for this one so can't comment on nominal use. Another factor is I stepped down the inlet to 1/2 tubing. I guess I should have made all that clear in the video and explained head height a bit. Thanks for the follow up its good info to have.
Any guess on what the psi rating would be for this unit?
@@joshuarezek253 I am not sure, the way I had it setup with the reduced inlet I was getting standard hose pressure.
Just bought it for off road shower system. It drained a gallen in seconds 😂. I looking how to lower pressure
Can I used this to pump water outta my lake in the back to water my yard, or should get a larger one?
Hugo I can't answer that as I don't have enough information. How big is the yard. How far is it from the water source. What is the elevation change...this will give you garden hose volume of pressure and water upto about 20 feet away from the water source.
Who will be responsible if a person transfers gasoline as you describe and blows him self up do to static electricity build up?
Do some bunker hill security setups please
Great Vid, I love harbor freight tools as well. bought that water pump as well, the only difference with mine is that its a power cord. I used it twice and it went bad. I can hear the motor on but no water going out. Maybe you know a trick or 2 on how to fix it. You have a new Sub...
Thanks.
Did you prime the pump by filling the hose with water?
@@mikesworkshop5375I did, now its working...Thanks for your help.
@@bze06fishinbwai63 that is how you burn out the pump bro. You also need a rigid hose on the intake side and ideally use 3/4" one not smaller and on the outlet side a 5/8" hose is ok. or 3/4 if you want more efficient transfer of water.
@@mikesworkshop5375 Great review!! Could I use this pump on my Portland pressure washer?
Hello, hoping someone can help me out, I’m not sure how to prime my pump. You mentioned filling up your hose with water but would that be the outlet or inlet hose ?
You need to demonstrate pumping your gas tank lol
I need a pump to empty the water out of my pool and through a sprinkler head or at the very least and hand held garden sprayer.. it’s a 3 ft pool for my kids.. would this thing have the power to push it through a garden hose nozel, or sprinkler?
Yup. Well, it depends on how far you're going. It has a 40ft head height. So you should be able to adequately spray with a 15 or 20ft hose
Air pumpers made the pump water only not hazardous materials it would have a chance of blowing up or starting on fire
They claim 290 GPH but that's at 0 head. I'd like to see this thing operate at 10' of head. I mean you could hear the speed winding down in your demonstration of what, maybe 2' of head?
My question is; How is the longevity of this pump? I mean is how long will it last if running 24/7? Can anybody please answers that. I am thinking for Aquaponics and Hydroponics.
Would you recommend transferring used car oil from a drain into 5 gallon drum??
I haven't personally tried so can't comment. If it's not that far it probably has enough power. But idk.
Curious to connect it straight to a 12V solar panel. I wonder how much it pumps, and if the rate changes when a cloud passes.
I have it connected to a 190w 24 v solar panel got a 24 to 12 volt reducer on Amazon. Turns on in the morning and off at dusk. Pump started leaking after about a month impeller switched out but kept leaking from back of impeller. Worked great for about a month. Using it for a solar pool water heater maybe it ran dry or maybe pool chemicals caused leak but it was great for a while.
@@roxysvision6803 Made in china. Of course it started leaking in a month. That's what chinese products do.. they want us to keep buying junk over and over.
That would depend on the power output of the solar panel.
I agree!!!
Without the proper ground when pumping combustibles static electricity will make a big explosion not a good idea.
How would this work for a DIY camp shower? This would be in a 5gal bucket or maybe a pond then connected to a shower head placed in a tree or handheld.
Should work good as long as you're not to far from your water source
@@mikesworkshop5375 thx
Says on harbor freight site not for pumping fuel or flammable liquids
Just did this days ago.
I got distracted and mistakenly ran this dry after it ran out of water to pump out. Not sure how long it ran dry but guessing maybe 15 to 20 min. The pump stopped and the motor was very hot. I removed the two screws on the end of the motor and pulled the cap. There was a bunch of melted black colored plastic pieces that were everywhere inside the motor. I pulled out the rotor from the motor housing and cleaned off all the melted pieces of plastic. Put it back together and noticed that the power switch didnt feel right. A connector melted off inside the power switch because this thing got so super hot. I used a screwdriver to bridge the two terminals to quickly test it and amazingly this thing is pumping water again and going strong,!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
That's awesome it still worked. I wish they put a thermal cut off in it. Cause if you're pumping out alot of liquid it's not like you would be sitting there watching it.
Why does the plate on the pump show the water going to the left and the pump is turning to the right
Drummond 12 volt
It looked huge until you grabbed it. About to pick one up. Do you think this can suck up water straight up 12ft out of 1-1/4 in shallow well that's not primed?
Slowly, but it should. But you have to prime the pump. It will burn up in less than a minute if u dont
@@mikesworkshop5375 Thanks. Not sure how though. Low tech off-grid setup right now where I'm pumping water up by hand with manual bilge pump. about 3 strokes before I get water.
@@12vLife 1 way valve on the bottom of the line. Use the bilge to fill the line then switch it over to the pump.
Does it have auto off when not using for a electric pressure
No
@@mikesworkshop5375 thank you
how much that kind of pump sir
For water, Yes. Not recommended for flammable liquid! Read the directions!
Not bad for after the Zombies to take fuel from gas stations or whatever you can find some..
What is the price
I would like to splice a 15amp cigarette extension plug to the power cord--hopefully allowing me to rin this off of mt Dodge Ram cig lighter---will it work?
It will direct off the battery. I don't know off the cigarette lines though
Thanks, love your videos. Question--could you suggest a power inverter that I could use for a 120V (new direction) transfer pump? Really struggling w this whole issue
@@larrymathe8536 depends on the pump. How many amps, watts it's pulling. I'm curious as to y it has to be in the vehicle. But don't tell me. You could always run a couple 8 Guage wires into the cab if u still want to do 12 volt. But you know now that I think about it I think the connectors on that pump are 14 gauge maybe 16. So the amp draw wouldn't be that high. So u know it might just work off the cigarette lighter. But it might heat the plug up too... inverter wise, assuming your sizing to the same size pump, like the corresponding Drummond 120v. It pulls 240 watts. So the 400 watt juniper should handle it no problem.
@@mikesworkshop5375 120 volts/ 4 amps---use it for removing liquid from service station spill buckets--may use it up to 5-7 times a day-not interested in having to access the engine compartment that often.
The 12V would be a great solution however the more i dig into it the more moving parts i run into-Still trying to figure out the --sine wave vs non sine wave thing, jeeezz
Thanks
@@larrymathe8536 for a 4amp 120 ID get 600 or more. It will pull 480
Beat a zombie with it lol Thank you ill need it for that ahaha
Does it hav3 a pressure switch?
ever figure out if it does?
Mine failed within the month... just like everything from Harbor Freight. Beating a zombie is it's only reliable use.
Will "it" run on a car battery?
Yes
@@mikesworkshop5375 Thank you so much!
Does anybody know if this pump can transfer oil?
Hey don, hopefully someone who knows for sure can answer this. I'd say it could probably do motor oil but probably not anything very thick like gear oil. Also it doesn't self prime which depending o n your application might not work.
Harbor Freight Review Thank you, sir. I appreciate the response. 🤙🏽
On the front of the pump it reads "danger do not pump flammable liquids"
The one I have is not this particular brand mine is ironton but i believe it uses the same pump head.. . I use it for diesel fuel with no issues and the one time I used it for gasoline the rubber vanes broke apart . The shop and gave it to me used it to prime external oil systems on old custom Volkswagen's.
@@Stig007 thank you!
Can you use this for a carwash?
I guess you could, but just remember you can't run this dry for more than a few seconds at a time or it will overheat the bearings.
@@mikesworkshop5375 when i stop pressing the nozzle will the pump stop? If it doesnt what will happen?
@@franciscomaldonado335 it does. Motor only turns on with trigger pull.
@@mikesworkshop5375 10-4 thanks for your response and info👍👍
@@mikesworkshop5375 auto shut on/off ?
It's not rated for fuel... BOOM!
2 gallons in 45 seconds.... math doesn’t equal 290 gallons per hour. I just want to know how well it would work with a 4 gym pressure washer. Water tote, this pump connected to 4 gym pressure washer. Anyone try yet?
It's 290 at 0 head height. In my experience it's more like 140
So can we use fir preasure washer
There is not much pressure behind it. About as much as a garden hose
@@mikesworkshop5375 so if it gives Preassure same amount?as gardner hose it should work for Preassure washer?
Yes for a small one. Look at the pressure washer and see how many gph it needs. Also this doesn't have an auto cut off which could damage the pump and the washer if ur not careful. I think in a pinch it would work but I wouldn't recommend it
@@mikesworkshop5375 what do u recommend
@@ygee8183, use water pump like they have in RVs. They're self-priming and have an auto on/off that switches at a certain psi.
NOT fuel rated explosion hazard
It'll pump desiel
@@MrDavidelliottjr hey that’s what I was wondering. Does it pump diesel good?
Videos you should add the price!
@Vince Mitchell hey I post these on harbor freights website too and it's against their policies to mention price in their reviews. But if you ever want to know just ask. I paid 49 for this one.
@@mikesworkshop5375, you can always add it in the description below the video. That part isn't visible when someone watches the video on HFs site.
Not a fuel pump.
You didn't show how to get gas out of a vehicle. You just did a water jug
GASOLINE TRANSFER..HELL NO!
DIESEL/KEROSENE.......Maybe in possible EMERGENCY
WATER TRANSFER..YES (That's what it's MADE 4 & SAYS ON THE BOX!)
USE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FOR FUEL...
READ & FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS