Very cheap diaphragm pump

[Tony]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1pcs-Diaphragm-Pump-Water-Pump-Voltage-12V-Flow-400L-H-Pressure-1-2AMP-/170894153852

£6.65 delivered - wonder if it's rated for continuous duty (drywash pump?)

[K.H]

Got to be worth a punt at that price

[Tony]

My current drywash pump (diaphragm type) cost about three times that.  Still going strong after a couple of years though.

Got to say I'm dreading winter 2012, even this summer making bio has been an utter chore. 

[nigelb]

Just bought one of those. Like you say...at that price you cant go wrong.

Nige

[Keef]

Do you reckon that pump would push cold veg through a couple of 10" cartridge filters?

My circumstances have changed a bit lately and I'm filtering without mains power at the moment so it'd be useful if I could find a cheap 12v pump that would do the job.

[Tony]

I'm sure it would, they push a decent pressure. Flow is only a few liters per min though, requires patience. But they do self prime and don't care if they run dry.

[Keef]

We'll have one of them on my shopping list then 

I was only using a little 240v 300w commercial dishwasher pump which probably didn't push much more than a litre or two a minute anyway so I may even improve performance.

[1958steveflying]

Do you reckon that pump would push cold veg through a couple of 10" cartridge filters?

My circumstances have changed a bit lately and I'm filtering without mains power at the moment so it'd be useful if I could find a cheap 12v pump that would do the job.

Did it turn up yet Nige ?

[Mubs]

How high up do you think one of these thing could pump WVO?

[Tony]

Sureflo pumps can manage 45psi which is nearly 35m of veg.  So I'd expect 20m at least.

[nigelb]

Mine turned up a few weeks ago.....not sure what I'm going to do with it. I did think of mounting it in a housing and fixing it inside my boot and wiring it direct to the fuse box with a switch for re-fueling on the move.

Nige