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Old 30-06-2004, 05:08 AM
 
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Grubber ) (Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:20:05 GMT):
Sequence Cimmaron, 3500 GPH/160 watts


Nice for $125, but that's 3500 gph at 0 head (not useful). At a
more typical 6 ft it's down to 2500 gph and only 1200 at 10 feet
of head and 0 gph at 12 feet. This is a low head pump. Fine if
you know your application, and what GPH you'll really get.

160W @ 120V is plausible but likely lower than reality (assuming
you can even get 120 V to the pump). (Pipe will account for most
of the effective head, so 10ft effective head isn't that unlikely.)
There's no one to verify power use on these things, and the only
place I could find this particular pump for sale was on ebay.

Here for more on this particular pump in a (very bad) application:

http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showth...threadid=54689

Whatever you do, don't do that.
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