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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: DEMPSEY on November 27, 2013, 02:35:52 PM

Title: yeah wanna pump
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 27, 2013, 02:35:52 PM
this can pump 1500 Litres per hour. :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151175519266
Title: Re: yeah wanna pump
Post by: Hop Bomb on November 27, 2013, 02:52:36 PM
Looks like the same pumps in Galway Bay Brewery. They suck/syphon with a hose too so you dont have to prime (is that the correct term?) Just fill your buckets with your cleaning solution & chuck the hose in the bucket.
Title: Re: yeah wanna pump
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 27, 2013, 03:01:21 PM
Yeah this does not need priming allright. :)
Title: Re: yeah wanna pump
Post by: Alex Lawes on November 28, 2013, 05:02:59 PM
Great find.

It's called a diaphragm pump or breweries just call them a 'transfer pump' for anything post fermentation.
Title: Re: yeah wanna pump
Post by: Will_D on November 28, 2013, 08:03:44 PM
Quote from: DEMPSEY on November 27, 2013, 03:01:21 PM
Yeah this does not need priming allright. :)
Read what it says on the link!
Title: Re: yeah wanna pump
Post by: Dr Horrible on November 28, 2013, 10:51:45 PM
That's a centrifugal pump, not a diaphragm. You can get self-priming centrifugals but this isn't one of them, so you'd need a free gravity flow into it for it to work.  Great workhorse pumps  as long as you recognize their limitations. Diaphragm pumps are normally air driven, you can get electric diaphragm pumps but not for 100EU which in fairness is a great price for a pump that size.