Would a 1 1/2 HP centrifugal pool pump work to pull water (aprox 3 - 4ft in
elavation) from lake for watering lawn and garden?? RM~

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
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Would a 1 1/2 HP centrifugal pool pump work to pull water (aprox 3 - 4ft
in
elavation) from lake for watering lawn and garden?? RM~


Depends on the pump. Some will. Elevation is one factor, but distance can
be too. Are you talkign having the pump right above the water or sucking
through a hose that slopes that 4 feet elevation over 200 feet away?

Be sure to put a foot valve on too.

On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:39:05 -0600, "Rob Mills"
wrote:

Would a 1 1/2 HP centrifugal pool pump work to pull water (aprox 3 - 4ft in
elavation) from lake for watering lawn and garden?? RM~


A above ground pool pump is below the surface level of the water
so that that type of pump need not be good at creating a vacuum
at the inlet.

I would think that that type of pump would have a difficult time self
priming at four feet. Try to locate the pump as close to the level of
the water as possible.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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Are you talkign having the pump right above the water or sucking
through a hose that slopes that 4 feet elevation over 200 feet away?

I purchased it at an estate sale, thought it was a shallow well pump
until I got it home and read the fine print. Duh!
Anyhow, don't have a real big investment ($10) but it's in a like new
condition. I had planned to set pump in a storage building about 20ft
from lake and I doubt the rise in elevation is much more than 3 ft..

Thanks to all who responded, Rob Mills

PS, It's a Dayton 9K614 1 &1/2 HP 110/230 volt pump. Actually
it looks husker than the shallow well pumps sold at HD and is not
made of plastic.