Pump mount

[Gregory T]

I just bought my first brew pump and am wondering if I need to mount it to something? I can find plenty of info about mounting to a brew stand, however this pump will be sitting on the ground. I can’t really find anything about that.

I certainly don’t want to turn on a brand new March pump, have it flip over and break day 1. I use a hellfire with leg extensions and plan on bringing the hose down from the kettle to the pump on the ground, and have ordered a priming valve as well. I’m thinking maybe a piece of wood or something, or is it ok to just sit on the ground without a mount?

Thanks for your help

 

[mongoose33]

I have a riptide and it's not tied down to anything.

 

[day_trippr]

In the same situation I'd mount the pump to a board to keep it from flipping over when the inevitable happens and you trip over it...

Cheers!

 

[Gregory T]

Thanks guys. I’m excited about this pump. I got it to recirculate my Tripels for clarity; but now that I think about it, I’m a herms coil, a couple holes in my old kettle, and a silicone hose away from a Herms system

 

[gnef]

I bought some aluminum angle from home depot to make skis for each of my pumps:

I had to do something like this to keep the pumps from tipping when fittings and tubing were attached. I just cut to length, drilled holes to match the pump mounting bracket, and then used nuts and short bolts to affix them together.

 

[Gregory T]

I bought some aluminum angle from home depot to make skis for each of my pumps:

I had to do something like this to keep the pumps from tipping when fittings and tubing were attached. I just cut to length, drilled holes to match the pump mounting bracket, and then used nuts and short bolts to affix them together.

that's beautiful

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I had a chunk of maintenance free decking fascia board laying around, so I just cut off an appropriate sized portion and mounted it to that.