Have you tried this pump??

Smashing · Mar 28, 2011

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-marine-utility-pump-9576.html

Wondering if it would work in place of a march type pump. Not sure if it's good for hot stuff though. The price sure is nice.

Julohan · Mar 28, 2011

Do you know what temp it can handle? Is it food grade?

Reviews are saying it does not last very long, but the price is cheap and it is self-priming.

Catt22 · Mar 28, 2011

Not a mag drive & will be near impossible to sanitize properly. It will draw up to 7 amps on start up. You will need a hefty DC power supply or a car battery. It is noisy as hell and not designed to run continuously. Not a good substitute for a March or Little Giant IMO. I have one that I use for a camping shower, but not for brewing.

DaveT · Mar 29, 2011

that pump is in my price range! if anyone uses this for brewing I would love to hear about it.

LakewoodBrew · Mar 29, 2011

Catt22 said:
Not a mag drive & will be near impossible to sanitize properly. It will draw up to 7 amps on start up. You will need a hefty DC power supply or a car battery. It is noisy as hell and not designed to run continuously. Not a good substitute for a March or Little Giant IMO. I have one that I use for a camping shower, but not for brewing.

I have one of those pumps, can hardly stand to run it. It sounds like a small disaster and heat up like crazy after just a few minutes. I wouldn't let it go anywhere near my brewery. It's purely relegated to priming my pond pump, and even at that i have devised other methods which are more effective.

Jawbox0 · Mar 30, 2011

I'm going to give the Dishwasher pump a try instead. That one just looks bad.

Catt22 · Mar 30, 2011

Jawbox0 said:
I'm going to give the Dishwasher pump a try instead. That one just looks bad.

It's not a bad pump at all and it will do what it's advertised to do. It works very well for my camp shower. It's just that I don't think it would be a good choice for a brewing pump.

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