Battery dirty water pump

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V8Druid

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Colm

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I’m installing septic tanks and treatment plants at a rate of knots at the moment . I usually hire a self priming pump for wet installs or go like feck and try to get it done before the water gets above my sump hole .
Either way I was wondering does anyone make a battery pump that can lift water from a sump hole . I say dirty water but it’s usually fairly clean sometimes with a bit of silt in it . It wouldn’t matter if it was self priming as it could be just switched on when the water rises to a certain level .
I’d like something small enough that I can keep in the van permanently so not a petrol pump .
Anyone used anything like this ?
You could possibly use an inverter along with your vehicle 12 volt battery 🤔
 
V8Druid

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I think the screen wash on my truck can manage 1500 l/ hr😆
's an IBC an' a half in 60 minutes -- a 25 ltr drum a minute ..... must be some screen wash pump :oops::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
doobin

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You could possibly use an inverter along with your vehicle 12 volt battery 🤔
240v submersible pumps aren't a lot of draw, around 500w from memory. Deffo worth a go, the alternator would probably keep up with that draw over a longer period also.
 
Lancs Lad

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240v submersible pumps aren't a lot of draw, around 500w from memory. Deffo worth a go, the alternator would probably keep up with that draw over a longer period also.
I once had a cheapo einhell on float switch run all a very .wet winter in a landrain pit to bypass a blockage I couldn't be arsed to sort...thing never missed a beat . Needless to say Ive bought another . Never expected it to last 👍 new one picks up down to like 5mm of water well handy
Living in a swamp they are handy 🤦😓
 
V8Druid

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ive got the large version oj the jcb hydraulic and its a monster. Can shift massive volumes quick. Run it off a diesel beaver pack as the petrol ones aren't strong enough.

is that your garage Fred .... must be depressing getting flooded out .. makes such a bloody mess and takes forever to dry out after
 
William127

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Well speak of the devil. Guess what I got called out to today?

We all know what customers really mean when they say ‘yeah, I’ll shutter it’. They mean ‘I won’t shutter it and I won’t bother calling for concrete for a week’ most of the time!

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Found this post when looking
If its just smallIsh amounts of water, I’ve been very impressed with the Milwaukee 12v pump stick for emptying the bottom of footings etc. it has a pretty good filter system at the bottom of the stick. Worth a look, wins for me on convenience and is also pretty effective.

Basically if the water is coming in as you dig then you need a petrol diaphragm pump. But for pumping out once or twice a day then the pump stick and possibly a cable tie for the trigger is pretty nifty. It may even have a lock switch, can’t remember.

By far the best price I could find and they had stock:


Just found this post while I was looking into the m12 stick pumps for a job. Footings pretty much as you say, wet in the morning but not filling while I work.
Would you still recommend it or did it die an early death? 👍
 
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Stroppymonkey

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Found this post when looking

Just found this post while I was looking into the m12 stick pumps for a job. Footings pretty much as you say, wet in the morning but not filling while I work.
Would you still recommend it or did it die an early death? 👍
We have a 12v milwaukee stick pump with a 9amp battery. Great for little jobs and I have dewatered post holes with it. If you want something meatier try these? Not got one but well reviewed and still plan to get a yellow one one day.

 
Lancs Lad

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We have a 12v milwaukee stick pump with a 9amp battery. Great for little jobs and I have dewatered post holes with it. If you want something meatier try these? Not got one but well reviewed and still plan to get a yellow one one day.

M18 one should be here soon...
 
Giles

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We have a 12v milwaukee stick pump with a 9amp battery. Great for little jobs and I have dewatered post holes with it. If you want something meatier try these? Not got one but well reviewed and still plan to get a yellow one one day.


Same here swapped it to 1” hose and fasteners that @dobin recommended works great
 
William127

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Back at the job this morning, footings are virtually dry despite rain overnight 👍👍
Might just be a case of getting them (mate doing a self build extension) to hire something suitable for the day if needed when they come to pour the footings.
Still like the look of the m12 as a handy tool for odds and ends though
 
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