SkiFletch
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Hey guys, need some thoughts on a choice of pump for a rather specific application. In my new house my tank rests in the living room of the 2nd floor of an old North Buffalo double. My varoius storage tanks (saltwater and topoff water) are of course all in the basement and I'm getting sick of lugging water upstairs. When I re-did my kitchen to the studs I had access to the wall space that runs all the way down to the basement so I installed a 1/2" line thinking I could get a gear pump to push up from the basement to the 2nd floor kitchen and take things from there. Of course I can't seem to find a gear pump that suits my needs now and am kind of limited with that 1/2" pipe. Not gonna go back and knock out those walls now... So what I'm looking for is:
~2-4gpm at 20 feet of head pressure. Don't really care if it's AC or DC, but I'd rather it not be 220AC and I'm prepared to spend "some" money, but would rather keep it under $400
. Every gear pump I can find is either too small, too big, or doesn't seem to have pump curve characteristics. I could consider centrifugals, but the 1/2" line is pretty limiting and will quickly sap their already limited head capacities. Sump pumps were a thought, but again, they're not designed for 1/2" lines and would probably suck a big one after 20 vertical feet of 1/2" line.
Any thoughts, sources, etc?
~2-4gpm at 20 feet of head pressure. Don't really care if it's AC or DC, but I'd rather it not be 220AC and I'm prepared to spend "some" money, but would rather keep it under $400
. Every gear pump I can find is either too small, too big, or doesn't seem to have pump curve characteristics. I could consider centrifugals, but the 1/2" line is pretty limiting and will quickly sap their already limited head capacities. Sump pumps were a thought, but again, they're not designed for 1/2" lines and would probably suck a big one after 20 vertical feet of 1/2" line.Any thoughts, sources, etc?
