Will this pump self prime? I need a portable pump for extracting gas from boat tanks which means that it will have to suck gas out of the tank.
1326803
yes it will. I bought one to us as a pick up pump out of the tank to supply the high pressure fuel pump on my air boat. I filled the tank to ease the strain on the pump to prime. Also I think it helps that you mount the pump the same height as the tank
1326804
Hey,i think it would work great for that purpose i would try though to make sure the pump is below or lower then the tank,good luck Pat
1721218
This pump won't be able to handle that my cruiser uses somewhere around 60 and it can't fully inflate them. This is handy for an emergency if you don't need to replacev a tube. It will definitely get you home or to an air machine.
1315865
This pump works fine as an inline pressure booster. As far as a pressure shut off, I believe the only factors are; it is not self priming, and if the start up head pressure is to high the pump is unable to perform.
1977819
You should only have to prime the pump once at the beginning of the day. You only re-prime the pump if the pump sits for a period of time without running. If your engine starts up but does not pump any water after a minute or two, then you need to shut it down and prime the pump. Do not run the pump for more than a minute or so without pumping water or you may damage the impellor. I find it best to use a five gallon bucket of water and a funnel to prime the pump.
1388140
Yes it will. I have a 1/2 hp 10 gpm submersible pump set to 50- 75psi. My well is for lawn irrigation and water trough for cattle. I have done this for years. A pump technician had suggested this to me to solve a "short cycling " problem. We regularly would hand water with one hose going and the pump was cutting off and on very frequently. I turned up pressure till the pump would run constantly with one hose only in operation. I also Highly recommend the low pressure cut off feature as this can save your pump if you run out of water.
1815721
Ron, If it's not primed, it will burn out the pump pretty fast. You might look for a pump that does not have to be pre-primed.They cost quite a bit more, but they do make them. Instructions on this pump say, the pump gas to be level or below the hose that leads out of holding tank.
776388
I am thinking that the pump might be self priming, but the first time it primes I had to let it go for 30 minutes. Now the only question is, how do I know if I am getting full pressure? I am suspicious that I am not since the coffee seems a bit week.
1152465
The pump is self priming. The pump will than hold it prime if when finished using it you push the handle all the way back until you feel it click.
1745501
Pump is not self priming.You will have to prime your self by putting a garden hose into the intake hose and turning on both garden hose and machine while having your intake hose submerged into the water to be removed. Once the machine primes you can shut off your priming garden hose. Works really good but suction hose needs a column of water to get going.
681319
It should only take a couple of minutes. If it does not immediately prime the pump check the length of the hoses from the pump to the tank, they may be too long and need to be cut to the appropriate length.
1993141
If you are having trouble getting it to pick up prime after pumping ,check to make sure there is no leaks in the suction hose if it has even a pin hole it will not pick up prime .
2023117
Yes. The clear plastic top in the photo. It is a pump as well, so nothing comes out unless you prime the pump.
668741
No it has to be condense before it gets pushed into the tank, a recovery system pump can handle that , it is designed to be able to handle liquid refrigerant. if you use a vacuum pump and it picks up liquid it will break the pump.
1719366
It is not a electric pump. It is gravity fed so unless you have it higher than what you are filling it is basically useless. I am trying to figure out how to put an electric pump in it so I can fill my boat. Otherwise, it was a waste of money. It is no more than a big expensive gas can. Does not do what it says it will.
1197428
I wouldn't. Two reasons: One, this pump moves a small volume of fluid. Good for bleeding brakes but moving gallons would take a long time and you would have to empty the small container many times. Two, the tubing and container are all plastic and I'm not sure if they would react with gasoline or not. Plus, there would be a lot of combustible fumes escaping. Could be dangerous. Modern gas doesn't last long without stabilizers in it, so if it has been in the car long, it isn't worth recovering. If you have to, marine supply stores have rubber bulbs for priming fuel lines. They can be used to safely start a fuel siphon.
100587
This is a booster pump, by definition should have little or no suction but boost the pressure from 1 psi to 20-40psi.I use it to boost a gravity feed from a storage tank feed by a RO to run a ice-machine that requires 20 psi to activate.If using a foot valve and primed it may pull from 6 feet but doubt if it could self prime 6 feet.
1978069
No, this pump will keep pumping until it burns up. Or gets the power shut off. You'll have to have some sensor in the tank to shut it off