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Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006Suds Pump
Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? tia >Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? > >tia £90-ish at www.chronos.ltd.uk. Maybe £12 for a motor car screen washer pump, but would need a tank and might not last very long. Mark Rand RTFM I've been using a car windscreen washer pump for about a year (intermittent use) with no problems. There are two types readily available. One is a diaphragm pump the other a small gear pump with plastic gears. I'm using the gear type as the gears could easily be replaced with metal ones later if necessary. Plastic food container makes a suitable tank. Russell. > I've been using a car windscreen washer pump for about a year > (intermittent [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > if > necessary. Thanks to all who responded - I got a BMW windscreen washer pump ( slightly newer than my geriatric ML7) for 99p on ebay and it works a treat > > I've been using a car windscreen washer pump for about a year > > (intermittent [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks to all who responded - I got a BMW windscreen washer pump ( slightly > newer than my geriatric ML7) for 99p on ebay and it works a treat These motors are not designed for continuous running. So if ,as I suspect, the flow rate is more than adequate for your needs, motor life will be much prolonged by running from a lower voltage. It might be worth looking out for a similar model to keep on the shelf as a spare. Bob >These motors are not designed for continuous running. So if ,as I suspect, >the flow rate is more than adequate for your needs, motor life will be much >prolonged by running from a lower voltage. >It might be worth looking out for a similar model to keep on the shelf as a >spare. My system uses a fuel pump instead.  SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed." Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. >>Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? >> >>tia > >£90-ish at www.chronos.ltd.uk. Maybe £12 for a motor car screen washer pump, >but would need a tank and might not last very long. Are aquarium pumps any good for this? Regards, Tony > >>Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? > >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Regards, > Tony I'm using several Little Giant submersible pumps as suds pumps on various drills and saws. US brand that seems available worldwide and well priced. Work well, just need to check specs for head rating. Tom SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Maybe £12 for a motor car screen washer pump, > but would need a tank and might not last very long. Many thanks for all the replies - I settled on a Merc. Windscreen washer pump and bottle from Mondial Enterprises Ltd. £5-74 including post. Tried it today and it seems to work just fine - I already had a number of 12v psu's. > Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? > > tia Rotagrip in Birmingham sell them on eBay using the identity fordeight as BuyItNows for ?49.95 with choice of stem lengths of 100, 130,150 & 180mm If you call them on 0121-554 5177 you may be able to "persuade" them a bit. Bob > Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? > > tia >What about a Caravan water pump. 12volt so safe around liquids. > Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? I'm using a bilge-pump. Quite cheap (in the 15 BPL range), but they need 12V. Nick Signature*********************************** *** Available now in NZ and AUS *** *********************************** <http://www.yadro.de> >Anyone know of a source for a cheap and cheerful Suds Pump? > >tia What I've got on my lathe is a 12V electric fuel pump which wasn't needed on a previous vehicle, powered by a cheap 4A battery charger with a largish capacitor blagged from some dud bit of apparatus in parallel - it needs the cap. otherwise it doesn't drive the pump properly. It's an "SU" type pump, the kind that stops pumping when it's up to pressure. The charger sits in the motor housing bit and is wired in parallel with the motor so that it starts when you start the machine. the only other thing it's got is a normal in-line petrol filter on the pickup in the tank, so that it filters the suds and doesn't suck up minor crud into the pump. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that 0123456789112345678921234567893123456789412345678951234567896123456789712345 1 weebl: What's this? | in recognition of the fun that is weebl and bob 2 bob: it a SigRuler! | check out the weebl and bob archive: 3 weebl: How Handy! | http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/archives.php On "A better drill pump" I posted "Have you ever thought about using a "bubble lifter" like those used to lift water to tropical fish aquaria filters?" |
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