Choose, set up and look after transfer, trash, irrigation and engine-driven water pumps.
Water pumps are sold by port size and horsepower, but what decides whether a pump does your job is the kind of water you are moving, how high it must go and how fast. These guides explain the pump types, how to read a performance curve, and why a pump that will not prime almost always has an air leak. They apply to draining pools, dewatering excavations, moving water from a creek and clearing a flooded basement.
Match the pump to the water and the job: the main pump types, the specs that matter, and which class suits draining, dewatering, irrigation and flood water.
Read GuideSuction lift, discharge head, friction loss and the pump curve, explained with a worked example so you can tell whether a pump will actually…
Transfer pumps move clean water fast and under pressure; trash pumps swallow leaves, gravel and mud. How the two designs differ and how to…
A pump that runs but will not pull water almost always has an air leak, an empty casing or a suction problem. Work through…
