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Re: no suck, no head - it CAN be done !
By:Erez
Date: 4/28/2001, 11:18 am
In Response To: no suck, no head (mike allen --->)

no he he,

it can be done,

somebody did it & posted a pic, I can't remember his name.

he didn't do it with boswoth's pumps, but with somebody else's pumps.

I remember these other pumps where not specified for sea water,
but for fresh water, so perhaps you should verify with someone who knows
wether these pumps works.

he used 2 pumps, & each of them is smaller than the guzzler 400.

why do you all use the guzzler 400 (or is it 450 ? ) & not the 500 ?

I purchased the 500 long ago but didn't install it yet.

if I remember correct - the 500 is 2" in diameter - way much more then the 1.5"
of the 400 . I believe it's thrust is twice as much (or so), so it takes half the time (or so) to empty a given volume - a quality that to my opinion
is more important then the strength of the spring.

any other opinions ?

Erez

: i kinda like the no spring approach, like what if had like the toilet plunger
: pump and had 2 pumps side by side w/ no springs. and the buttons connected
: w/ a teeter. pump one side to pumpwater and return other side, and vice
: versa.

: -mick

Messages In This Thread

Guzzler 400
Bill Sivori -- 4/27/2001, 10:34 am
Re: Guzzler 400 return
Pete Roszyk -- 4/28/2001, 11:38 am
4 return ideas
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 12:01 pm
stainless springs
Sam McFadden -- 4/28/2001, 11:00 am
Re: stainless springs
mike allen -- 7/16/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: stainless springs
Sam McFadden -- 7/16/2001, 11:49 pm
and thank you, too.
mike allen -- 7/17/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: stainless springs
Dale Frolander -- 7/17/2001, 2:26 pm
Thanks
Sam McFadden -- 7/17/2001, 3:25 pm
Re: 4 return ideas
Erez -- 4/27/2001, 4:54 pm
Re: 4 return ideas
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 8:31 pm
Re: Suction Head
Shawn Baker -- 4/27/2001, 5:04 pm
Re: Suction Head
Val Wann -- 4/27/2001, 5:35 pm
no suck, no head
mike allen ---> -- 4/27/2001, 6:43 pm
Re: no suck, no head - it CAN be done !
Erez -- 4/28/2001, 11:18 am
400 v. 500
Pete Roszyk -- 4/28/2001, 11:54 am