When you say the pump is good for approximately 20feet, is that the pumping distance from the water source or the height it will pump water up.
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That's the amount of lift of the pump, 20 feet from the water source. If pumping from a surface cistern, you could theoretically pump from the surface to a second or third story sink (again, 20 feet). While there is a small amount of resistance in a horizontal pipe, and while making sure you have an airtight seal is important (as with BD's answer), there is very little limitation on the length of a horizontal run for this pump. The limitation is in how far it can lift the water column using vacuum. In theory, all things being perfect and equal, this could be as much as 34 feet at sea level (though no seals are that perfect). 20 feet is a reliable estimate. That's the amount of lift of the pump, 20 feet from the water source. If pumping from a surface cistern, you could theoretically pump from the surface to a second or third story sink (again, 20 feet). While there is a small amount of resistance in a horizontal pipe, and while making sure you have an airtight seal is important (as with BD's answer), there is very little limitation on the length of a horizontal run for this pump. The limitation is in how far it can lift the water column using vacuum. In theory, all things being perfect and equal, this could be as much as 34 feet at sea level... » Read More That's the amount of lift of the pump, 20 feet from the water source. If pumping from a surface cistern, you could theoretically pump from the surface to a second or third story sink (again, 20 feet). While there is a small amount of resistance in a horizontal pipe, and while making sure you have an airtight seal is important (as with BD's answer), there is very little limitation on the length of a horizontal run for this pump. The limitation is in how far it can lift the water column using vacuum. In theory, all things being perfect and equal, this could be as much as 34 feet at sea level (though no seals are that perfect). 20 feet is a reliable estimate. « Show Less
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This is a suction type pump all of the pump is in the part you see in the picture, This pump is made to pump out of shallow aquifers or out of a water storage system, that is under it. If your asking about horizontal, a pipe could most likely be 5 miles long horizontaly level, and if it was full of water NO AIR in it and the rise was not more than 20 feet it would probably pump out of it with out problems. to the pump for the most part all it is seeing is the height or the distance/depth to water, (a check valve/foot valve, should be used to keep the suction pipe full, The pump will only pump water out of the spout of the pump, as there is no seal or way of attaching a pipe to the pump to pump above the unit,
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This is a suction type pump all of the pump is in the part you see in the picture, This pump is made to pump out of shallow aquifers or out of a water storage system, that is under it. If your asking about horizontal, a pipe could most likely be 5 miles long horizontaly level, and if it was full of water NO AIR in it and the rise was not more than 20 feet it would probably pump out of it with out problems. to the pump for the most part all it is seeing is the height or the distance/depth to water, (a check valve/foot valve, should be used to keep the suction pipe full, The pump will only pump water out of the spout of the pump, as there is no seal or way of attaching a pipe to the pump to pump above the unit, This is a suction type pump all of the pump is in the part you see in the picture, This pump is made to pump out of shallow aquifers or out of a water storage system, that is under it. If your asking about horizontal, a pipe could most likely be 5 miles long horizontaly level, and if it was full of water NO AIR in it and the rise was not more than 20 feet it would probably pump out of it with out problems. to the pump for the most part all it is seeing is the height or the distance/depth to water, (a check valve/foot valve, should be used to keep the suction pipe... » Read More This is a suction type pump all of the pump is in the part you see in the picture, This pump is made to pump out of shallow aquifers or out of a water storage system, that is under it. If your asking about horizontal, a pipe could most likely be 5 miles long horizontaly level, and if it was full of water NO AIR in it and the rise was not more than 20 feet it would probably pump out of it with out problems. to the pump for the most part all it is seeing is the height or the distance/depth to water, (a check valve/foot valve, should be used to keep the suction pipe full, The pump will only pump water out of the spout of the pump, as there is no seal or way of attaching a pipe to the pump to pump above the unit, « Show Less
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That is the hight that the pump can pump, but I'm not sure if it actually will because I didn't need mine to pump that high. Hope this was helpful.
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We bought this pump for our utility sink in the basement. It works well for us, pumping up the pipe 8' in height. You may want to check the manufacturer's specs if further information is needed. Sorry I could not provide further information.
679559
Simply making sure to keep the plunger straight on both up and down strokes, I have used this pump immersed in a kiddie pool to drench multiple screaming 6 - to - 10 year old brat nieces and nephews at distances of easily 12 or 15 feet. It can shoot water well up into the air, though I know this is not the intended purpose - it should illustrate the pumping power. I will say that a strong person must be mindful, this is not made to last forever. It would certainly bail out a flooded basement up a flight of stairs (provided you had another hose to hook up to the output hose)
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Of course it will, if you get the pump within about 20 feet of the water level, and can have your discharge point no more than 50 feet higher than that.
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I pump water up eight feet. They call that the lift height. I can empty a 650 gallon tank in about 20 min pumping it 8 feet straight up. I should also say I have been using it every day for about 7 months with no problem.
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My pump is used in a row boat, so it only has to pump up about two feet, which it does with no difficulty.
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The 15' vs 20' is 5' less vertical lift of the condensation from the level of the pump up to the max level of the outlet for the fluid. If you only need 15' or less vertical this pump will be fine.
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It depends on what you want it to do. All pumps not only have gallons per minute rating but a lift rating. If you want it to supply a waterfall or move water to a height above pond level you need to check the rating. Otherwise it is a reliable pump and I have had one supplying a bird bath from a below ground container and it moves a lot of water and I must use a diverter to cut the flow. I have a waterfall close by and it would not move enough water three feet high so I use a bigger pump for this feature.
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No, it isn't normal. Mine will do that for a couple of pumps until it is primed after being empty. After that, it is a pure stream of water with the range depending on how fast you pump it. On a fast pump, it will go 20 feet or more.
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The pump has an automatic water level switch, not sure about height of discharge
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My set up is about 60 feet 6 foot rise, the pump is very strongMy set up is about 60 feet and 6 foot rise, it has been running for about 3 years, The pump is very strong I think it should be no problem running only 2 foot rise.
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This pump move water from the lake uphill to my lawn in front of my home which is more than 25 higher than the lake.
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approx. 4' the pump is small so if you need more you can use a small extension cord.
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Brand new the pump was able to draw well above 6"... But after it was run for a while (often times dry) it would not reliably draw above 15"... I relocated my pumpbelow water level and it still works fine. It's a little slower than I would like so I may be replacing it with a larger pump.
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According to specifications will pump up to 10 feet with little loss of flow (over 2000 gallons per hour). 15 feet up seems its limit with flow dropping to 1140 GPH. It won't make it to 20 feet, flow listed as "off."
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If you mean "Can this pump lift water 50 ft?" then the answer is No. The theoretical maximum is 33 ft, and that would require a vacuum pump. The pump inlet needs to be no more than 3 ft above the water level or the pump will suck nothing. If the pump inlet is close to the water, this pump will pump the water up 120 ft.
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This Wel-Bilt Shallow Well Pump has a maximum suction lift of 26 feet, It is recommended to have your pump as close to the water source as possible.