What kind of water pump has a garden hose input up to about 2" pool hose? Featured

For a deep well, over 32 ft, there is a pipe down to a venturi (jet) and a pipe back up. A pump, centrifugal works, pumps water down and through the venturi and the same water plus water added at the venturi, returns to the surface where some is pumped down again and the surplus is what is gained. The venturi narrows the water passage which increases the water velocity which also lowers the pressure which pulls in water. Same as a carburetor.

For a shallow well, significantly less than 32 ft max, you can attach the venturi to the pump and just run a suction pipe down the well.

I have no idea what is used at a pool.

If the pump is above water level a jet pump may(?) be easier to prime. Probably need a foot valve on all the intake pipes with a pump above water.

W Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:47:23 -0700, Bob F napisal:

Oh. I was wrong then. My point though was the 220VAC pool pumps and the

Efficiency is unimportant if I have all the time in the world to bring the septic contents above ground for spreading out and covering with soil.

In fact, the slower, the better in terms of managing possible stinks.

Many places in the world recycle sewage and besides, you can't get a disease from your own septic system that you didn't already have.

I agree with you that the convenience of a 120VAC pump outweighs that of the portability but there's maintenance of a gasoline pump, so I too prefer a smaller portable 120VAC electric pump that has a two-inch hose input and output (which is really all that I need).

I may be able to retrofit the 8-inch (or whatever it is) base of the Lanchez 1.6HP 120VAC pump to a 2-inch hose but I don't know how to do it.

W Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:51:00 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@ccanoemail.com napisal:

I think you are right.

Besides, I already have this Lanchez 1.6HP 120VAC pump anyway, which is a "graywater" pump (which maybe it can be dumped into the septic tank)?

Given creating 2-inch suction (vacuum) is the most important goal, what do you think will retrofit the Lanchez pump above to a vacuum pump?

I may be able to retrofit the 6-inch base of the Lanchez 1.6HP 120VAC pump to a 2-inch hose but I don't know how to do it yet.

Maybe I can attach that extra bottom to the new Lanchez to give it an input

W 17 Aug 2024 20:12:22 GMT, rbowman napisal:

The good news about that is the one pump I have is a submersible pump!

W Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:45:12 -0600, bud-- napisal:

Here's a photo of the base plate of the old Harbor Freight submersible.

This is the replacement pump I bought to empty out the pool a while ago.

I drop the submersible pump in the deep end of the pool and the next morning the pool is empty except for a few inches in the bowl that the pump can't get because it's raised up in the air by the six-inch base.

I made a mistake calling them jet pumps. They're just pool pumps. The pool pumps are somewhat below the water level so they need no priming. In fact, they partially empty the pool if I don't tighten the pump covers.

There is no pool vac. That's the whole point in making a pool vac. I'm aware most people have skimmers that can act as a pool vacuum. I don't. My skimmers aren't filtered. They're for the popup jets. The whole point is to make a pool vacuum to replace that popup system.

Based on all the nice help, I think I've changed my mind and given up on the sewage part to focus only on retrofitting a pool vacuum pump out of what I already have, which is a 5500GPH 1.6 HP submersible pump.

The Lancez has a 1-3/8ths inch diameter unthreaded input hole.

The submersible pump doesn't need to be primed so much as submersed.

My current plan, now that you folks made me think harder, is to retrofit the existing 5500GPH 1.6 HP submersible Lanchez pump to take a two-inch pool hose as the "vacuum/suction" input - but it has to be leak free.

I'm going to give up on the sewage idea and stick with the main goal. Creating a 2-inch vacuum for the pool.

These pumps are plugged into a GCFI and they're never run with a person in the pool so electric shock shouldn't be possible given how they're used.

There's a reason those cuisines don't feature much raw produce.

What?

You never heard of sushi?

Produce as in vegetables.

In any event, sushi is rice dressed with vinegar, salt, and sugar. Its garnishes may or may not be cooked.

and fish

Doesn't your pool have a pump and filter? It would make the most sense to just plumb into the input to that for the vac. You perhaps could just make a pickup to fit the hose over the outlet from the pool to the pump. Immerse the hose to fill it with water, then put the outlet end over the outlet.

If the outlet is at the bottom of the pool, you could make the pickup large enough that the suction would hold it in place as long as the pump runs.

You expected a a.h.r poster to know the difference between sushi and sashimi?

You don't see much iceberg lettuce but salads are popular in Japan.

On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:51:44 -0600, bud-- posted for all of us to digest...

The taste

On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:44:46 +0200, Jan K. posted for all of us to digest...

You better contact your municipality before spreading septic water. It has to be "treated" to be spread around, otherwise the rain would just wash it down the creeks and rivers.

W Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:37:45 -0700, Bob F napisal:

Yes. Of course. Three pumps. But no vacuum. It's a "self cleaning" pool.

The "self cleaning" part simply means it has jets on the floor which push water into the deep end. They run on the unfiltered skimmer ports.

The problem is they are a gimmick & don't really work all that well. Not like a vacuum would anyway.

Right now I'm just trying to source the pump with 2-inch input & output that I could attach a typical vacuum head on a pole to manually vacuum.

The pool is plumbed for a vacuum but I'd have to add a vacuum pump.

Oh, most people who have pools can use the skimmer ports as a vacuum port. But I can't because my skimmers are unfiltered. They just run the jets.

I can do that with the main pool pump debris basket from Paramount Pools. But it stinks. And it's a pain. If you screw up, your main pump runs dry.

Alls I want is a portable vacuum pump with 2-inch input & 2-inch output.

I'm seeking the simplest solution with is a 120VAC portable pool vacuum. Alls I need are three things, I think.

(1) A 120VAC 1 HP to 2 HP pump with 2-inch suction input & 2-inch output (2) Some kind of filter in the middle (3) A typical manual vacuum head (with wheels) on a long pole

Right now I'm just trying to source the pump with 2-inch input & output.

A quick amazon search for pool vacuums returns 1 1/2 inch hoses ; some 1 1/4 inch and zero 2 inch.

W Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:25:55 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@ccanoemail.com napisal:

Oh. My mistake. All the hoses I said were 2 inch are really 1-1/2 inch. It's a standard pool hose size. Thank you for catching my mistake.

Every time I said in this thread 2-inch, I meant 1-1/2 inch. Sorry for the confusion.

Alls I really need is an inexpensive (around $100 to $150 tops) pump with

I apologize for not measuring the hose as I always think of it as a 2-inch hose, but I see it's a normal 1-1/2 inch vacuum hose to fit a normal 1-1/2 inch vacuum head attachment that you push around the pool on a long pole.

W Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:01:46 -0600, bud-- napisal:

Speaking of priming

If I want to spend a couple hundred or so, I can get one of these 120VAC pool pumps which have the 1-1/2 inch NTP input and output that I need.

This is a similar model but 1.5HP so it's far more powerful I would think.

And would a normal home-use under-the-sink water filter filter the dirt?

So guessing how systems work - if you have a pump to a filter why not insert a venturi made for pools in the line from pump to filter. The venturi would have a suction line.

Priming is filling the intake side of a pump to where hoses (if any) are in water - with water. Submerging a submersible pump does that. If a pump is below water level that likely primes it. You may need a foot valve to keep the prime when turned off.

Simplest would appear to be to use your pump, submerge it, run the pressure line to a pool cleaner with a venturi and filter bag.

So how are you going to prime the pump - fill the intake side to where hoses (if any) are in water - with water?

Advice from someone who understands pools would be a real good idea.

(I may have deleted a copy of this answer or this one may be a duplicate.)

So guessing how systems work - if you have a pump to a filter insert a venturi made for pools in the line from pump to filter. The venturi would have a suction line.

Priming is filling the intake side of a pump to where hoses (if any) are in water - with water. Submerging a submersible pump does that. If a pump is below water level that likely primes it.

Simplest would appear to be to use your pump, submerge it, run the pressure line to a pool cleaner with a venturi and filter bag.

So how are you going to prime the pump - fill the intake side to where hoses (if any) are in water - with water?

Advice from someone who understands pools would be a real good idea.