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Drill operated water pump

jonnyrocketboots

jonnyrocketboots

New member
Hey folk,

I wish I knew how to give you a link to this product or post a photo but as I'm still driven by steam I'm afraid I can't! (maybe someone could help me here?)

It's probably a pile of shite, but it was only 4 quid so thought it worth a try!

While in Boyes the shop today buying gloves for work I spotted in the hardware section a Drill powered pump.  It's made by a company called Blackspur and they claim it can lift water 4 metres.

Thought I'd pay my money and take my chances as while digging we often have drills with us to help negotiate with obstructions encountered en-route.

Its only fag packet size and has hose pipe 'bore'

Digging this weekend coming in a surface dig that may need de-watering before we can get down into the nitty gritty. So going to put it through it's paces.

Anyone any experience with these little fellas?

I could if anyones interested text a photo of it to you should you pm me with a mobile number.

Looks a handy bit of kit but as they say the proof is in the pudding!

JRB
 
Bob Mehew

Bob Mehew

Well-known member
The underfloor space in my previous house flooded once and I tried out one these devices for all of 10 minutes before it dawned on me to use a bucket to measure the flow rate.  After a couple of minutes I gave up using it as I could almost scoop it out as quickly. 

But if you can't bail it is faster than using a towel to mop it out, then perhaps you may do better with one like at http://www.wickes.co.uk/oil+diesel-barrel-hand-held-pump/invt/100506/?source=123_74&tmcampid=104&tmad=c&tmplaceref=PPC_ggl_0006635&tmcustom=mkwid|W5fPyZGt_dc|pcrid|7531858372|match||plid|&gclid=CK6J_8fenroCFWLHtAodaE8Amw though having never used this one I can't guarantee it will work in dirty water.  Long ago I did use a similar one based on a diaphragm which did work well though again the rate of water removal was lower than bailing. 

As an aside, yesterday I saw a plumber use a henry type vacuum cleaner  to hover up water (yes I put a screw through a water pipe  :-[ :-[ ).  I wonder if a similar principal could be applied of putting suction by using an air pump attached to your drill onto a container with an inlet pipe running to the water?  A batch process which in theory avoids dirty water passing through the pump provided the required head of water is inches rather than feet.
 
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