(Part 2) Best water pumnps, parts & accessories according to redditors
We found 373 Reddit comments discussing the best water pumnps, parts & accessories. We ranked the 147 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Went through the same thing this past summer. Here's what I bought:
Pump: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X07GMW/
Hoses: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UH2SZLC/
5 gallon bucket from Home Depot
Vinegar from Costco: https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/Four-Monks-Distilled-White-Vinegar%2C-1-Gallon%2C-2-ct.product.11073510.html - came in a 2-pack in store. I think I ended up using both. Didn't dilute with anything.
I'm guessing you're probably watching some of the same videos that I did. Instructions were pretty easy to follow. Hardest part for me was nailing down the gear I had to buy to make my own kit. Everything mentioned above did the trick though. Hope that helps!
You need to use a Laundry Pump to get the water from the machine up to the sewer line.
They way they have it set up now it not up to code, it putting unnecessary strain on the washing machine pump, and water will run back down into the machine. Adding a sink is not necessary as the correct type of pump will do the job. Water pumps from the machine into the laundry pump which then pumps it up into the sewer line.
The pump I linked is only one example.
follow the advice given by wise people below.
if you still have lots of water after that. then just buy:
You actually don’t need that big of one. Even a 3/4 HP can move around 3500 gallons per hour up to 20 feet high and about 5500 gallons per hour if it’s level. There’s a lot of places that require them just due to the water table, as long as they’re maintained it won’t be an issue.
You can pump it as far as you want, provided your local building codes allow it.
You can install a sump and use some sand or something underneath to grade the rest so it’s not that uneven. At least that way you won’t have to truck in as much.
Here is one for $150, you will require a basin as well, you can also run weeping tile to help facilitate water flowing towards the sump.
I was planning to make a large sous vide mod, had this planned for circulation
https://www.amazon.com/bayite-BYT-7A014A-Circulation-Supply-Adapter/dp/B01FXDUQR0
A lot more expensive than the little pumps but you probably wouldn't need to replace it either. Also there are are a lot of different power optiond if youd rather wire it in yourself.
Someone posted this yesterday.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/comments/6zr3l2/awful_washer_install_how_do_i_fix/
The fix was a laundry pump
Credit to /u/drefen
https://www.amazon.com/Simer-2925B-Sump-Laundry-Sink/dp/B00296QCJ6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1505263592&sr=8-6&keywords=laundry+pump
https://www.amazon.ca/Flotec-TC2501LF-Well-Pump-Valve/dp/B0041G50P4/ref=asc_df_B0041G50P4
Is it JUST for the sump pump or do you really want a generator for general purposes that happens to include a sump pump?
The reason I ask is what if you aren't home and the power goes out? They make specific battery backup systems just for this. A generator like that is great when you are home and able to turn it on - a whole home generator is different in that it has an automatic switch typically that will kick on and power the house within a few seconds. Unless you are planning on adding this transfer switch (another $500ish) plus installation then you are going about this the wrong way.
Here is what you are looking for. Buy this for the sump pump and the generator for everything that doesn't really affect whether or not your house floods.
Basement Watchdog BWE 1000 Gallons Per Hour Basement Watchdog Emergency Back-Up Sump Pump https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZKR50/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_PwVMxbMXT16QW
In brewing beer, I use a chugger pump
I move boiling water (212° F) with a plastic head on it. You can get stainless heads for them
How about something like a 10 gallon water collection tank? Or on the cheap one of those plastic sump pit basins, and often they come with lids!
no lid on this one!
If you were using this for a sump pit you’d drill holes to allow water access, but try and find one that is not predrilled, and then maybe just throw a dish rag on top
Edit: Better yet, just invert this over the top of the fermenter !
I use the Wayne ESP25. https://www.amazon.com/ESP25-Battery-Back-Up-System-Audible/dp/B000HOQZDU
Decent pump, the issue is it probably wont last 72 hours. You would need a huge battery to last 72 hours on pumping.
I buy my deep cycle battery from Walmart, they have a 2 year replacement warranty on their Maxx deep cycle batteries. If it takes a shit and wont charge you get a replacement for free.
Here is the desktop version of your link
I LOVE my Mash & Boil, especially after I upgraded it. Here are the things I bought for it to do my upgrade. It’s a good amount of money up front but worth it.
CHUGGER PUMP CPSS-CI-1 Stainless Steel 115 Volt Center Home Brewing System Beer Pump, 55” Cord WITH Plug, Inlet 3/4” x Outlet 1/2” MPT, ETL-Certified, USFDA Food Compliant Materials https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9HERFS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vECLBbD3PTY36
HFS(R) Homebrew Beer Wort Chiller... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y41HCFP?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
White SiliconeTubing, 1/2"ID, 3/4"OD, 1/8"Wall, 10' Length https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FMWU38/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VECLBb3CM7H5Q
MRbrew Quick Disconnect 304 Stainless... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074TCQF6Q?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
CONCORD 304 Stainless Steel Quick... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J5X3XD?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
Anderson Metals Brass Garden Hose... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006PKMU7U?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
LOKMAN Hose Clamp, 20 Pack Stainless Steel Adjustable 13-19mm Range Worm Gear Hose Clamp, Water Pipe Clamp for for Plumbing, Automotive and Mechanical Applications https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077R2PNVT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yHCLBbB7TH7W8
Dernord Full Port Ball Valve Stainless Steel 304 Heavy Duty for Water, Oil, and Gas with Blue Locking Handles (1/2" NPT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076D7WM9D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wKCLBbEH1QPR0
HomeBrewStuff Stainless Steel... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UI995XG?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I have had a very similar issue, got one of these and a long hose and clamp for it from Lowe's.
Put it down there in the summertime with a window well cover over it, run an extension cord and make sure the junction of the cords is good and water-protected, all set, even if you're not home.
It's a little hard to tell from the video, but it looks like the float is the slightly rounded cylinder sitting at the water level, similar to this. If it is this model, or something similar, it uses a magnetic reed sensor switch, which might have somehow failed. I think sump pumps switches are wired naturally connected so if the float fails, the pump will always run, preventing flooding and alerting the owner with continuous noise. You'll probably have to access the pump to repair and at a minimum, replace the switch. After replacing my Zoller mechanical float switch numerous times, I've switched to this LevelGuard. It has no moving parts and uses a hall effect sensor to detect the level of the water. I think I've had it installed for five years so far with zero failures.
FYI - Amazon has the Watchdog for less, but reviews are spotty.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KXZO6M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=36VYAXRSFNHGD&coliid=ID3FTUIOXMP3U
This one is even less money are far better rated:
https://www.amazon.com/ESP25-Battery-Back-Up-System-Audible/dp/B000HOQZDU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473792173&sr=8-1&keywords=back-up+sump+pump+battery
For less messy amazon links you can extract the part after "/dp/" in
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Lion-PWJET50-Shallow-Well/dp/B00XUZA96M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1484194715&sr=8-3&keywords=shallow+well+pump
and make it:
https://amzn.com/B00XUZA96M
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It's just a one-way valve. Prevents back-flow by only allowing water to flow in one direction and closing in the other direction.
inline check valve
Here's one that goes at the bottom of your well so you don't need to prime it
well foot check valve
Go to your local hardware store and ask them about it.
I have a Honda WX10 and it works awesome. Gas engine gives it plenty of power, but you might now want the noise depending on where you live. If I were to buy an electric one, it would probably be this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YVPSK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Zoeller 508-0005 Aquanot 508 Battery Back-Up System
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M3B5YSC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LUBzDbRZJ32V9
Another option you might consider would be something like this and then tie it into an existing drain.
You can try to hook up something like this in the window well http://www.amazon.com/Wayne-EEAUP250-Energy-Efficient-Removal/dp/B00502AIUU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375409320&sr=8-3&keywords=flotec+intellipump
I have the Flotec Intellipump which works good too but ive read a few bad reviews on it getting clogged easy which is true.
Also you can dig a french drain, have it all graded to run off to a low point out of the way.
And last option would be to add a big garden around it a build it up a good few feet with loom/dirt. It works for many people by building their garden area up around problematic window wells. It can block and absorb water fairly easily.
Here is closest I can find online https://www.amazon.com/Vipe-Micro-Submersible-Motor-Water/dp/B01N0X3CW4
Would this work?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006ZBD8A2/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?pc_redir=T1
You could cut out the middle man and use a gasoline engine powered pump, or a battery powered pump, and just use battery powered LED backup lights, flashlights, etc.
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Pumps/Gas-Powered/N-5yc1vZbqlbZ1z0v5jp
https://www.amazon.com/Basement-Watchdog-BWE-Gallons-Emergency/dp/B000NZKR50/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504693167&sr=8-2&keywords=basement+watchdog
Yeah it's a French drain, more like 6 feet long, not 12. I'm guessing that corner of the basement has a crack in it as my landlord didn't think they needed to carve out the trench anywhere else.
Good recommendation on the battery backup for the sump pump. Looks like $700 on Amazon.
Pump Sentry 822 PS- Emergency Power for Sump Pumps by Sec America https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CPYDVK4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xVkRCbY2JKEZA
I'll talk to my landlord about it. Any idea how long this battery backup could work for? I know obviously it depends on what the pump is pulling and how often it cycles etc, but are we talking a couple hours, a day, possibly more?
Thanks!
I bought the Basement Watchdog 1730 for my basement because the pump that was installed when I moved in couldn't keep up in a heavy downpour, and I wanted something with a battery backup. Installed it myself, and haven't had a problem since.
I use this one for vorlauf, it's worked great so far.
You could get something like this and run it at a low voltage to control the flow:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0X3CW4/
Ok, so what you'd do is get yourself a sprinkler pump (here's another one from Amazon) and a float switch. That particular switch is rated for 12 amps continuous and the first pump I linked is a 10 amp draw, so it should be fine. Plug in your pump through the piggyback on the float switch, sink your intake hose into the cistern, toss your float switch in, get your discharge hose where you want it, and turn on the pump. When you're done, shut the pump off. The float switch is to protect the pump from sucking air should the cistern run dry.
Sure it's possible, there are many small DC pumps that are designed to be backup pumps. You splice them into your existing line using check valves. E.g. this one from Zoeller which is a great sump pump brand.
Well for the price of the second one you could almost get a shallow well pump, which would likely be more robust and have greater flow. Something like one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Lion-PWJET50-Shallow-Well/dp/B00XUZA96M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1484194715&sr=8-3&keywords=shallow+well+pump
https://www.amazon.com/Flotec-FP4012-10-Shallow-Well-Pump/dp/B0002YXB14/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1484194715&sr=8-8&keywords=shallow+well+pump
You can certainly do it on the same day, but here's what I tend to do. As I drink the bottle, it gets a cursory rinse (enough to keep fruit flies at bay) and ends up in a fastrack. When I have a few fastracks full of dirties, I fire up the washer, do a cycle of PBW, then a cycle of fresh water for the rinse. The bottles stay in the racks, sparkling clean but not sanitized, stacked up to dry (they can stack 5 high/120 bottles and still be pretty stable). When I get 6 or 8 full clean racks and am ready to bottle, I fire up the washer with sanitizer. They get about 30 seconds each on the with Saniclean(the low foam version of Starsan), then stacked back up to drip dry while I get everything else prepped.
When everything is good and ready to go, I set a rack into a full size steam table pan (local restaurant supply stores have the 2" tall pans for about $10), invert the whole thing and you have 24 clean and sanitized bottles, contained in a ready made drip tray and ready to go. Each bottle doesn't leave its place in the rack from the time it's first emptied, through the cleaning/storage/sanitizing cycle until it's just about to be bottled. I'm not sure of pump pressures, but the pump that comes with the Marks Keg Washer runs around 500 GPH and was enough to produce about a 4' head on all 24 nozzles. I purchased this one after using that for a few months, this produces enough pressure to soak my ceiling with all 24 nozzles: Superior Pump 91025
You can get capacitive/electronic controllers for sump pumps. They look [like this](https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Sump-Pump-Switch-Cord/dp/B0083WB4GQ/ "first one I found on amazon"). They take up basically no room.
Also you can get things like pedestal type pumps for narrow sump pits.
https://www.amazon.com/Zoeller-508-0006-Aquanot-ProPak53-Preassembled/dp/B00M3B5YQE/ref=pd_lpo_60_tr_t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=84HQE49RPZGXQ8FKFMQG this is a nice set up, it has the m53 with a battery back up pump attached at factory, just one pipe to hook up, some pits can be tricky to fit a primary and battery back up system in, this set up works well as long as the pit is not too shallow
Maybe a good option would be to replace what has effectively become the main sump pump (since it now has one of the others discharging into it) with this as you suggested?
https://www.amazon.com/Zoeller-508-0006-Aquanot-ProPak53-Preassembled/dp/B00M3B5YQE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466131404&sr=8-2&keywords=sump+pump+with+backup
Edit: scratch that. It won't fit in my pit. My pit is just over 10.5 inches wide and this pump needs at least 15".
https://www.amazon.com/ESP25-Battery-Back-Up-System-Audible/dp/B000HOQZDU
Not the worst idea ever, a backup sump pump. Water backed pumps are alright, unless you have well water like me :P
Your going to want a Sealed AGM Group 31 Deep Cycle Marine Battery - about $200-250 to go with one of the following combo pump - available on line from Amazon or SumpPumpsdirect.
https://www.sumppumpsdirect.com/Zoeller-508-0006-Sump-Pump/p14011.html
https://www.sumppumpsdirect.com/PHCC-Pro-Series-PS-C33-Sump-Pump/p6978.html
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Here is a good battery.
https://www.batteriesplus.com/product-details/marine_rv/battery/duracell-ultra/sli31dtmagmdc
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You also have the option of buying anyone's normal AC power primary sump pump and Adding an backup inverter battery source to it.
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https://www.amazon.com/Sentry-822-Emergency-Power-America/dp/B01CPYDVK4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=sex+pump+sentry&qid=1569275179&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A37VQZG6U5MF8R&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUTJLU1lVTTJXRU9aJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjI3OTYzMTNTUVZPTEhJM1daSyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODU5NTgyMkJSNUw4Uk9ZS1NBMSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Sorry for the late reply, I'm probably the only one who checks this sub. I have a double IBC tote setup, with this pump: https://www.amazon.com/Shurflo-2088-594-154-2088-Diaphragm-Industrial/dp/B0001FAA5Y/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499722510&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=in-line+water+pump+shurflo
With a couple of in-line filters: this on on the pump inlet: https://www.amazon.com/SHURFLO-255-315-Swivel-Water-Strainer/dp/B002XM3IP2/ref=pd_sim_60_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B002XM3IP2&pd_rd_r=YQ8Y2Y060CD2PTJX5HB0&pd_rd_w=RXwRJ&pd_rd_wg=dIo1a&psc=1&refRID=YQ8Y2Y060CD2PTJX5HB0
And this one (I think) on the IBC outlet: https://www.amazon.com/Female-Strainer-mounting-stainless-screen/dp/B00CH18YFS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499722741&sr=8-1&keywords=inline+strainer
I think my long hose is 100ft. Is there a lot of head? What kind of sprinkler is it? How large of an area do you want to cover?
I have a sprinkler similar to this one that works pretty well, probably covers around 12x12ft? https://www.amazon.com/Sprinkler-medium-watering-troubleshooting-Needed/dp/B01HB1NVH4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1499722821&sr=8-6&keywords=sprinkler
I've used it with another sprinkler like this, but there are too many holes, so not enough pressure https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-Light-Circle-Pattern-Sprinkler/dp/B000KL17BU/ref=sr_1_47?ie=UTF8&qid=1499722890&sr=8-47&keywords=sprinkler
I've used them in two areas in my yard with about an 8ft difference in head. Neither were effected much by the head difference.
At work we have 3 ~800gal cisterns for our plant nursery. We have a pump similar if not the same model as this one which we use for the normal back-and-forth style lawn sprinklers. It works great, but again very little head. I think we might be able to run two sprinklers at a time with this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YVPSK?ref=emc_b_5_i
Get you a condensate pump off amazon. That hole is a French drain. It can’t handle the volume of water your humidifier puts out.
Little Giant VCMX-20ULST 554550 VCMX Series Automatic Condensate Removal Pump With Safety Switch (115 volts), 1/30 horsepower https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MGYF3S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YhjBCb1ZRH3NN
I see a stream of water on the left in the photos that appears to be the vent hole/weep-hole/relief-hole that is required between the pump and the check-valve. That is normal.
I've had a switch fail on a zoeller pump, they are a wear/service item. So you could replace just the switch on your pump for peace of mind. But rather than replacing the existing pump, you could put a new pump next to it in the same pit, perhaps propped a little higher, and then copy the existing pipe run to have a second outflow from the second pump to outside the house, where they both could dump into a shared 4" tube carrying the water well away from the house.
The new 2nd pump could even be one with a battery-backup pump in the kit:
https://www.amazon.com/Basement-Watchdog-BW4000-Gallons-Combination/dp/B001KSVXRA
I got the idea for the rotating keg cleaner from Will Troyer’s video.
Utility Pump
Brass Impact Sprinkler, the previous owner of my house left some of these, I replaced them with an in ground sprinkler system. Used parts from them for both the keg cleaner and the rotating sparge arm.
If you need more details let me know.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZKR50/
Just add the battery you're getting.
This brand has popped up a few times, seesm to have good reviews, https://www.amazon.com/CDU980E-Submersible-Stainless-Integrated-Vertical/dp/B00554SP3K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1522181573&sr=8-6&keywords=sump+pump
No battery backup though, is there a way to add that on after the fact?
https://www.amazon.com/Everbilt-18-Sump-Pump-Basin/dp/B018R9J4BG
This one is 21inch wide