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Review on 🚰 New RV/Marine Water Diaphragm Self Priming Pump - 3.0 Gallons/min (11.3 Lpm), 45 PSI, 12 Volt DC - High Demand, Freshwater by Fritz Wiest

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Primitive Water System Base

Love it, I'm not a plumber and I'm me don't know much about plumbing but this thing has made life so much easier. I have a vacant lot. No water. No electricity. Kind of like a 'tent city' but camping becomes obsolete without running water. This guy is that Backbone of my water supply. Pump into the nearest stream) and then in and out of this pump using an Anderson Metals brass garden hose fitting, fitting, 3/4" OD hose and 1/2" inner tube and this 1 /2" Gilmour tube. Brass double twist hose connector 5FPS7FH and then another short hose that branches off to shower Eccotemp L5 Portable Water Heater, Outdoor Shower and Table/Faucet t Tricam MT-2 Outdoor Fish & Game Cleaning Table w/Stainless Steel Quick Disconnect Faucet, 150 lb capacity. The system works very well. I use a small 22Ah battery to power the pump, which I charge from the main solar system on the other side of the camp when it runs low. I'm not letting it die, but it did make 3 trips with multiple hand/dishwashing and showers in the comfort of home (draw about 3 amps, so theoretically it would be (slightly less than) 4 hours of continuous use before the battery died. 50 percent) . At this point I'm going to run an extension cord/small charger through the camp and give it some extra power. This gives me a lot of pressure to turn on the faucet or the shower (I've never tried both at the same time). But it just struck me, it's the same pressure as when you turn on the faucet in the house. It's quiet enough where I have to be within 6 feet to hear it and I never hear it from inside the tent at night. But it also rarely turns on, except when I'm obviously using running water. I haven't found a need for a storage tank or anything like that, at least not in my situation. It doesn't look very professional with all the tubes and stuff lying around, but it makes multi-day hikes so much more fun! Just an update. I'm sure it's not recommended but I've left it outside in 20 degree weather with no problem. Just make sure to turn off the water supply and pump out as much remaining water as possible. and leave all faucets or whatever plugged in in the "on" position. He is sitting on bare ground. In the sun. For 2 years. and still works fine.

Pros
  • (1) Diaphragm Pump, (1) Instruction Set, (2) 1/2" barbed hose adapters, (1) 50 mesh inlet strainer
Cons
  • Slightly torn