Hiya,
We have some water, in 2ft deep puddles under the house, I need to pump it out. The water table is so high & the ground so soggy it's just pooling.
I'm after an electric pump I can fit a hose on both sides, one for the dirty water, one to go into the drain.
Bunnings didn't have anything. Anyone that knows this stuff suggest where I can buy one tomorrow?
Thanks!
Hose on both ends you want a transfer pump
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-600w-transfer-water-pump_p…
You’ll need to buy a couple fittings and flex pipe too
A trash pump is likely the correct pump for the job depending on the solids content of the water - if it's clean-ish and not going to drag up mud then any transfer pump will likely do.
If you're wanting a cheap solution grab one from marketplace, if you're wanting quality go for (IMO) davey (but expect to pay if new).
If the water is not full of debris then a second hand davey XF 171 is a reliable pump that can be had for $100 - $200 each - I've got 3 second hand ones I use to transfer water around my property, never missed a beat. I paid on average about $130 each.
I live rural - use pumps regularly - the ABOVE answer from @iDroid is on the money. Good pumps are expensive - trash pumps (designed to pump stuff with solid bits in it) are moreso. You might be able to get away with the cheapie Ozito transfer pump but will need to put a very good filter over the inlet pipe - most pumps will come with a very simple one but you can tie some flyscreen or similar over it - as getting pebbles pulled up and stuck in your pumps impeller is a major PITA.
Hiring the pumps is pretty expensive (check prices recently to clean out my water tank with a trash pump) so suspect a cheapie bought might be around the same price - pretty sure it'll rain again in the future, so might be more than handy to have around. :-)
Thanks for this.
It looks great but its like cracking a walnut with a sledgehammer. We are getting pools of water, only when the water table is really high, but at most I would say there's 50l of water to deal with. This looks amazing & I'm sure it would drain a lake. I will probably need it twice a year for 5mins work :)
My old house had a similar problem.
I used a marine bilge pump with a float switch. The pump would then start itself whenever it rained.
Including a 12v power supply the whole setup cost less than $100
This looks exactly like what I need.
Can you tell me more about the power supply needed & a float switch? Its a small amount of water, I just need it ideally to switch on when it rains & there's an area which is where the water pools (the lowest spot) which would be perfect to position something like this… if I can automate the switch on/off that would be even better.
Float switch - https://www.whitworths.com.au/swch-tmc-bilge
For the power supply, boats run on 12v so you need a converter - something like 240v to 12v converter
The float switch comes on when the depth reaches 2.5 inches. I had it screwed into the bottom of a plastic bucket at the low point. I drilled holes in the bucket and dug it in a little bit and filled around it with some gravel.
The water would seep into the bucket until it triggered the float switch and started the pump.
The power cable was hung under the floor joists so I could run it out to the nearest power point. (Needed a short extension cord).
Thank you for this, I will try this at the weekend! Just the suggestion I needed.
Siphon? Can you run a garden hose downhill from the puddle to the drain? Is the drain lower than the puddle?
Fill hose with tap water. Plug both ends, one end into puddle, other end into drain, release both plugs water should drain away for free.
If it's just a one-off you might be better off hiring a professional unit? eg. https://www.kennards.com.au/pump-submersible-75mm-3in-sludge…