transfer pump

Connor

Connor

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I am setting up a transfer station with 55 gallon drums of SH. I have 5gpm delvan I can use as a transfer pump, but dont really want to use a battery, would rather just be able to plug it into the wall. But all the 120v to 12 v converters have low amp ratings. ( that I have found) You guys have any suggestions? What have others used as transfer pumps?

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I use a 3/4" AllFlow Kynar AODD pump run off our big compressor. We run a 1" AODD pump on the rig, and this was the smaller pump we replaced. Makes reasonably short work of SH transfer at 15 GPM. The Delavan will get fried pretty quickly running pure SH thru it unless you rinse the heck out of it...and even then it will fry, so have a backup pump or risk not being able to charge your tank. Plus it will take forever to fill the tank at 5 GPM...but then again I am impatient and spoiled by lots of flow.

If you are set on using it...why not simply run a 12v lead into the pump from your truck from the battery? They make high amperage marine plugs that would work. Just put a connector on the truck and plug the lead in when you need to run the transfer pump. You will want big cable...4/0 is a good compromise.

Also...remember, those pumps are not designed for continuous duty. If you pump a large tank...say run 50 gal of SH into a 150 tank for a 33% mix, that is gonna take 10 minutes. That pump will overheat and fry itself if you run it that long continuously. Some way to cool it is a good idea.
 
PeakOfPerfection said:
I use a 3/4" AllFlow Kynar AODD pump run off our big compressor. We run a 1" AODD pump on the rig, and this was the smaller pump we replaced. Makes reasonably short work of SH transfer at 15 GPM. The Delavan will get fried pretty quickly running pure SH thru it unless you rinse the heck out of it...and even then it will fry, so have a backup pump or risk not being able to charge your tank. Plus it will take forever to fill the tank at 5 GPM...but then again I am impatient and spoiled by lots of flow.

If you are set on using it...why not simply run a 12v lead into the pump from your truck from the battery? They make high amperage marine plugs that would work. Just put a connector on the truck and plug the lead in when you need to run the transfer pump. You will want big cable...4/0 is a good compromise.

Also...remember, those pumps are not designed for continuous duty. If you pump a large tank...say run 50 gal of SH into a 150 tank for a 33% mix, that is gonna take 10 minutes. That pump will overheat and fry itself if you run it that long continuously. Some way to cool it is a good idea.
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Oz from Mossville has spoken. No kidding guys, that's 100% great advice. Thanks Kevin.
 
PeakOfPerfection said:
If you pump a large tank...say run 50 gal of SH into a 150 tank for a 33% mix, that is gonna take 10 minutes. That pump will overheat and fry itself if you run it that long continuously.
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You are a wealth of information Friend.......but in this case you're very wrong. We use our Delavan roof systems to transfer 12.5 all the time (avg. 75 gals a day) Absolutely no over heating problems...... ever.....never fried a pump...ever. And that would be in over 4 years of running them (Not the same pumps, they do wear out).

While air systems like yours would be the preferred system......most don't clean as many roofs as you do, so a 12v system would be a better alternative.

Just Saying.....
 
Guy Blackmon said:
You are a wealth of information Friend.......but in this case you're very wrong. We use our Delavan roof systems to transfer 12.5 all the time (avg. 75 gals a day) Absolutely no over heating problems...... ever.....never fried a pump...ever. And that would be in over 4 years of running them (Not the same pumps, they do wear out).

While air systems like yours would be the preferred system......most don't clean as many roofs as you do, so a 12v system would be a better alternative.

Just Saying.....
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Same here. Have one I been using for 3 years. We don't rinse it everyday but it does get rinsed. Never overheated.


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Are you looking for a transfer pump to use in the field or in your office/storage/garage/etc? Why don't you want to use a battery?

If you need one for the field and just don't want an extra battery or to have the transfer pump hard wired, cut the leads and attach battery clips then just clip it on to your current battery and run it, then rinse with 5 go water, disconnect and store safely away. Did that for years with no problems. We used 5gpm shurflos for Xfer pumps as they were cheap and easily accessible through northern tool.
 
Scott D. said:
Are you looking for a transfer pump to use in the field or in your office/storage/garage/etc? Why don't you want to use a battery?

If you need one for the field and just don't want an extra battery or to have the transfer pump hard wired, cut the leads and attach battery clips then just clip it on to your current battery and run it, then rinse with 5 go water, disconnect and store safely away. Did that for years with no problems. We used 5gpm shurflos for Xfer pumps as they were cheap and easily accessible through northern tool.
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Scott do you have a picture of that set by chance?/ would be greatly apppreciated
 
Connor said:
I would use it just in the storage area, and not having to worry about charging a battery appeals to me.
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Guy Blackman's got the ticket then. Order a 120v delavan.

dave mac said:
Scott do you have a picture of that set by chance?/ would be greatly apppreciated
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I'll see if I can dig one up. It was years ago.

Edit: Don't seem to have a picture, but basically you just cut the electrical connections off the end, and attach these. Super simple and takes about 5 minutes.

To be safe you can put a switch and fuse inline, but i always just ran it direct. Less failure points.

 
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