Monday, August 15, 2011

pump clog fix


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Riverhauler said...

I use a pump to get water from a river also, I found that the smaller cone shaped filter screen worked best. anything that could get thru it would pass thru any valves without clogging them up.

August 15, 2011 at 9:24 PM
LarryLilly said...

The screen size on the northern strainer is still too big. From the scouring on the impeller, its thye smaller stuff doing the damage. A moyno pump is the only way to go but its been some time since I priced one.

August 16, 2011 at 6:38 AM
larsyn said...

Cover your screen with a cloth bag. We used to use sugar sacks.

August 16, 2011 at 9:03 AM
tffnguy said...

Now I wonder why it won't pump? ;)

August 16, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Guy Hodges said...

Looks to me like a section of PVC pipe with a series of 1/4" holes drilled in it and covered with some small mesh screen wire would work well too...

August 16, 2011 at 3:27 PM
liteluvr said...

You could also do essentially the same with pvc pipe and a series of hacksaw cuts all around it. Similar to what they do for a shallow depth well screen. Maybe pack the inside with a non-ferrous material to 'strain' or screen the incoming water.

August 16, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Hillbilly said...

I've seen old panty hose or burlap sacks tied around strainers. The sand or small gravel will destroy a fire pump.

August 16, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Allen Hare said...

That's a lot of debris. I hope you were able to get the pump up and running o.k. Without much vegetation to hold the soil in place, the running water in your area carries with it a lot of silt and pebbles with it. Glad you finally got some rain, though. Hope you get some more soon.

August 16, 2011 at 7:23 PM
2 Dogs said...

Try floating your suction hose end off the bottom with maybe a bleach bottle or two or three. As well as screens.

September 6, 2011 at 10:01 PM

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