Basement pumps?

[mr.maroonsalty]

I was looking at Reeflo' site, and they said it may be more efficient using two pumps in series for higher pressure; does anyone do this? If not, what pump do you use? Right now I'm thinking 900-1200 gph with at least 13' head height.

 

[tmz]

I use the Iwaki rlt 100. It pushes 2000gph with 39 ft of head. I get about 1850 gph after a 60ft run ( 8 vertical) via 2 inch pipe.

 

[sg1838]

Holy crap! Do the firemen come to your house to hook up their hoses?

 

[frofan]

I have an iwaki 55 RLT and have to throttle it down with a ball valve. I'm pumping about 8' vertical and 6' horizontal.

 

[captain7359]

You would need some serious pressure (~50'-60) 'before going to two pumps to make more sense in terms of efficent operation.

One of their Uno series pumps should get you what you need. Looks like the Tarpon would be on the lower side and the wahoo on the upper side of your needs.

http://www.reeflopumps.com/pressurebiaseduno.html

Here's the flow vs power charts as well to compare the power consumption for the different pumps at the flow you need.
http://www.reeflopumps.com/images/Flow_charts_Standard_Pumps.xls


i wish they supplied their wattage and efficiency curves so we could really tell what the best pump was for our application, but a phone call into them will get you just the pump you need

And just a good overview on pump and pipe sizing needs
http://www.reeflopumps.com/images/tips.pdf

 

[backdraft79]

Holy crap! Do the firemen come to your house to hook up their hoses?

HAHAHAHA. Now thats a good joke. Ill use that one around the hall!

 

[superkat]

Holy crap! Do the firemen come to your house to hook up their hoses?

chocolate milk on my screen...thank you very much.....

 

[Willistein]

OK, so if I have about 10' or 12' of vertical head, and it's on a Perfecto 700gph single overflow, what's a good pump? I like the reeflo for sure...