Has anyone tried this pump as a well pump? I need a 12 volt back up well pump.
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which type of well? Live well? shallow water well? etc. this pump will move water just not a lot up a long distance. I pump from a 5000ga holding tank up 8 feet to a garden irrigation system and the pump holds at 4gpm.
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My boyfriend used this pump for a wash down for our boat and I love it BUT he said most likely it will not work for what you need it for.sorry
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Have not had any problems with this pump. Had continual problems with my other pump. Would have an electrician check for possible short, or breaker size may be smaller than required?
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If you put 12 volts on a 6 volt pump, you are likely to burn it up or short it out. If you put 12 volts on a 6 volt pump, it will likely only run at half capacity. So they look alike but have different tolerances to voltage.
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I use this pump to move lite oil and it has worked fine for me. I guess it all depends on what your application is . Thanks Dan
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NO,NO and NO, its 12V pump that runs on DC. Its loud but does the job very good. Hope it helps.
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I am istalling it on a 48 Studebaker with positive ground. A word of caution. read somewhere if it installed in reverse polarity, the pump will run, but not output anything. And if your Ford is six volts, as my Stude, get a six volt pump. don't mess with voltage changes. Tipsfrom other owners tell me it will flow thru if turned off and only the old pump reunning. Guess its real purpose is to overcome vapor lock.Remember those ?
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While I have not tested it, I'd guess no. 12V parts and 120V parts are very different. If the pump has a power supply that plugs into the wall you can use the switch to turn the power supply on and off.
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It did not work for my in ground. It would not prime when above the water level. If your pump sits below water level it may work for you.
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This pump has a 12 volt DC motor and cannot be plugged into anything other than 12 volts DC. You could hook it up with any type of plug you wanted as long as the power source was 12 volts DC.
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Yes! You can hook up most any twelve volt device to these. the Vout is approx 18V. Just make sure you have them in parallel, not series, for in series the V(out) would be 36V. A submersible pump will work very well at 18V. It would be better to have the pump powered by batteries which act as a "sink" to obviate voltage fluctuations and other circumstances, such as cloud cover obtructing the panels. The panels will then serve to charge the batteries (RV or deep-cycle). I use a bank of eight 6v golf-cart batteries which are wired together to produce 12v. But for your need here you would not need such a number. Yes! You can hook up most any twelve volt device to these. the Vout is approx 18V. Just make sure you have them in parallel, not series, for in series the V(out) would be 36V. A submersible pump will work very well at 18V. It would be better to have the pump powered by batteries which act as a "sink" to obviate voltage fluctuations and other circumstances, such as cloud cover obtructing the panels. The panels will then serve to charge the batteries (RV or deep-cycle). I use a bank of eight 6v golf-cart batteries which are wired together to produce 12v. But for your need here you... » Read More Yes! You can hook up most any twelve volt device to these. the Vout is approx 18V. Just make sure you have them in parallel, not series, for in series the V(out) would be 36V. A submersible pump will work very well at 18V. It would be better to have the pump powered by batteries which act as a "sink" to obviate voltage fluctuations and other circumstances, such as cloud cover obtructing the panels. The panels will then serve to charge the batteries (RV or deep-cycle). I use a bank of eight 6v golf-cart batteries which are wired together to produce 12v. But for your need here you would not need such a number. « Show Less
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This unit Has a Booster Pump and Does Use A Transformer To Run. I Believe It Was 12 VDC That Actually Runs It , That Being Said You May Wire It To Run On A 12 Volt deep Cycle Battery and Recharge It Whenever Needed As Well. The Unit W Pump Is Really Used Where Water Pressure is To Low For The R/O Membrane To Be Efficient IfYour Pressure Is Good You Don't Really Need This Unit.
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Hi: I bought the pump to use with an HO scale river lock on my layout. It seemed to work fine at first when I was testing things. I was able to pump about 1 quart every minute which was fine. When I put it all together the pump would work fine for a minute or so then stop or slow to just a trickle. New batteries did not help. I did not think of the back pressure and that could be my problem. I replaced it with a small pond pump. Good luck. Steve
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We just got a Coleman electric pump at Walmart and it worked perfectly!! I think it was a 12V. It costs about $20
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Good Evening Ana Laura Lewellen. If your well is a shallow well with above ground equipment, Yes the pump will work. Are you using the existing expansion tank?
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No; Oprerating voltage is fixed for this type of electrical motors. Probally a 12V pump will burn out with 6V source and vice versa
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Unable to find documentation on pump; you will have to look; I know I had seen the specs before, some where My application is sucking straight out of a tank into a main floor of a cabin... it works great
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Hey! Wondering if you ended up purchasing this pump, I'm looking for one for basically the same purpose, 5 gallon bucket, 1/4" tubing to a diamond drill bit on my drill press for stonework. Then with a drain tube running the water back into the bucket. I'd really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions, thank you!