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 06-19-2009, 21:48 Post: 163509
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"Here, there has been a problem with the submeribles and lighting. No idea why."

He means lightning.

I'm concerned about a "gravity feed"---feed to the pump or actually gravity feed?

There's a formula related to head pressure---height, run, volume, etc.

I have a portable power washer with self-contained water supply. I found out that just putting a garden hose on a 425-gal plastic cube tank ISN'T enough to get more than a fast dribble even when elevated 24". I had to raise it 10' to get about 2-GPM if that with little or no pressure, as a supply for a power washer that needed 3.5 GPM min.

I ended up using a 110VAC electric sump pump to "pump up" the supply to the washer and it works well. Since it's all portable I use a $99 1000W generator to power the sump.

Another expensive lesson learned (luckily for my wallet it was on my client's dime this time): don't use pond water stocked with fish for lawn irrigation. The spinklers will plug up in seconds with fish scales. Duh-OH!






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Both. But, the pump was a 2 hp pool pump and the sprinklers were the old-fashioned chit, chit, chit-ch-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-t type.

Frog, eh? Got a new name for ya Kenny--"enny the 'Xggerator" Laughing out loud

Hey Kenny----how's that big ol' dirt pile moving comin'?

I know, I know---it'll be there tomorrow and the next day and the next...Laughing out loud






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