| An engine driven Water Pump can be a very | | | | gallons per hour or (GPH). |
| helpful tool to have around the house, farm, boat | | | | 7-Centrifugal/Trash pump this tells you what type |
| and even on the job. It can help in all sorts of | | | | of pump it is Centrifugal means the pump can |
| tasks ranging from the not so important like | | | | work in clean or semi dirty water. Trash means it |
| draining the swimming pool to, the very important | | | | can pump solids in dirty water. But this category |
| like watering crops, outing a fire and even draining | | | | can be broken into at least three more categories |
| a flooded home or a construction foundation. But | | | | pressure, diaphragm and chemical transfer pumps. |
| not choosing the correct one can make these | | | | 8- Engine/pump brand- this represents the brand |
| tasks seem very hard. So lets begin by getting to | | | | of pump and engine maker. |
| know what the specs mean, and after linking | | | | So you know what the specs mean now lets put |
| them with an appropriate pump. | | | | them together. If you want a pump for your |
| SPECS: | | | | home to empty the swimming pool or in case of |
| The specs on all engine driven water pumps and | | | | a flood, your specs might look like this suction lift |
| the most important are as follow- | | | | 26 ft / discharge head 108 ft / engine hp 3.5-6.5 |
| 1- suction lift | | | | hp / suction dia 1 1/2" - 3" / discharge capacity |
| 2- discharge head | | | | 6000-14000 GPH / type centrifugal. |
| 3- engine horse power (hp) | | | | If you need one for the farm to maybe water |
| 4- suction diameter (dia) | | | | you crops and as a backup fire prevention tool |
| 5- discharge diameter | | | | your spec would look like this suction lift 26ft / |
| 6- discharge capacity | | | | discharge head 150ft - 258ft / engine hp 6-9 hp / |
| 7- centrifugal/trash pump | | | | suction dia 1 1/2" - 3" / discharge capacity |
| 8- engine/pump brand | | | | 6000-14000 GPH / type centrifugal pressure. |
| WHAT THEY MEAN: | | | | Want one for the job for foundations or ditches |
| 1- Suction lift this represents the max distance | | | | your specs would look something like suction lift |
| the pump can pull water from and commonly | | | | 26 ft / discharge head 108 ft-130 ft / engine hp |
| range in 20 ft-30ft | | | | 6.5 hp-18 hp / suction dia 2" - 4" / discharge |
| 2- Discharge head this represents the max | | | | capacity 6000-18000 GPH / type trash pump or |
| distance water can travel from the pump strait | | | | diaphragm pump. |
| up and ranges from 108ft up | | | | So in closing the things to keep in mind when |
| 3-Engine Horsepower is the power the engine | | | | choosing: |
| delivers | | | | 1- what are you pumping and where |
| 4-Suction diameter is the size of the hose that | | | | 2- how far you are pumping (the higher the head |
| can be used on the suction dia, and normally looks | | | | the farther it will pump) |
| like 1", 2", and 3" | | | | 3-how fast you want to pump (look at GPH) |
| 5-Discharge dia is the size of the hose that can | | | | 4-the brand this is important if you want after |
| be use on the discharge side. | | | | sale service as not all brands have this. so some |
| 6-Discharge capacity the max amount of water | | | | that offer this service are Briggs & Stratton, |
| the pump can discharge and looks like 8000 | | | | Honda and Robin Subaru. |