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i need to run an 80 ft hose with a pump to refill my 70 gallon res. i tried using a Submersible Pump (1584 GPH) with a 5/8'' hose and the water is barely dripping out. how should i do this properly?
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its a brand new pump. i also forgot to mention its going up stairs
budshoteyes
Member
Go to home depot and get a high pressure pump?
What is the water source and are you pumping upwards?
What is the water source and are you pumping upwards?
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its going from a bathroom up to the attic. how powerfull does the high pressure pump have to be? can i still use my 5/8'' outside dia 1/2'' inside dia hose or do i have to buy another one? im hoping that hose wasnt a waist of money cause that would be $75 down the drain. and now these clowns at the grow store are telling me i might not be able to return the pump. there the morons that said it would work in the first place! unbelievable
You need a sump pump like mentioned above. A regular submersible pump, like we use for hydro purposes, won't build enough head pressure to pump up stairs. You can still use the hose you have as long as you can connect the fitting from the pump into it. I have one that works just fine to pump water around.
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how powerful does the high pressure pump have to be specifically? im not trying to make the same mistake again. does someone have a specific name and model of one that would work or a minimum horse power or something?
bobweirsshorts
New member
Look on the side of the box. It will say how high it will pump (head pressure). 10ft etc. get one that pumps at least 50 percent higher then your total elevation gain from your rez. A ridgid .5 hp will pump 20ft max.
May as well get a shutoff fitting for the end of your hose as well so you don't have to yell "shut the freakn pump off" at the top of your lungs to someone downstairs. Also, take the pump outta the box and make sure you get the proper connections to go from the pump to a garden hose before you leave the store.
Larger diameter garden hose would help.
Your pumping up a stair case. A pump with a rating of 1/6, 1/3, to 1/2 hp should do the trick. But you will need to find one that has a fitting that can be fashioned some way ot another that you can use your hose on. With your smaller diamater hose a 1/6th hp may be able to pump the water where you want it because you're pumping a smaller volume of water through the 5/8ths " hose than through, say a 1" hose. My 1/6th hp pump came with fittings and one was to fit a 1/2 id hose. A lot of pressure with it but then again I'm not pumping water up stairs.
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resin and bobweirsshorts, they got these at home depot right? how much am i gonna be spending on one of these?
Around 90 bucks more or less. And at home depot if it doesn't pump what you need you can return it.
Check here-
http://www.homedepot.com/Plumbing-P...&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&searchNav=true
Check here-
http://www.homedepot.com/Plumbing-P...&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&searchNav=true
bobweirsshorts
New member
Yea home depot will work. Keep the receipt and they take em back used or not (in my experience)
How high do you need to pump? Figure that out first and then check the units out online, read the specification chart that is listed with the pumps and get an idea of what you need.
Nail down what you want and go pick it out. Open the box with the pump you want in the store so you can locate the outlet. Then check if it'll fit a garden hose. If it doesn't then your gonna need a fitting to go from the pump outlet to hose bib thread. Just to be on the safe side.
PVC fittings are a wonderful thing, lol
bobweirsshorts
New member
PvC and ABS are lego for me!
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i think im gonna try getting this one
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
the connection is bigger than my hose though. the hard part is gonna be trying to figure out how to get a fitting that makes it smaller to fit. im not trying to spend another $75 to $100 on another hose right now. i appreciate all the help guys
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
the connection is bigger than my hose though. the hard part is gonna be trying to figure out how to get a fitting that makes it smaller to fit. im not trying to spend another $75 to $100 on another hose right now. i appreciate all the help guys
budshoteyes
Member
Ask a Plummer....just call one up and inquire what would work and price!
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hmmm, maybe il do that thanks
bobweirsshorts
New member
Why would he ask a fruit grower?
Oh you mean plumber....lol i'm hilarious i know....
You need a reducing bushing. 1.25 or whatever the outlet is to garden hose. Ask grandpa in the plumbing aisle and he will get it for you.
http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/t11154/
Do a google search on connecting a sump to a garden hose?
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budshoteyes
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Ah! I see now! I spelled plumber wrong...lol....those rascally silent letters!
