Simer 2305 Geyser II 1/4 HP Submersible Utility Pump

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Simer 2305 Geyser II 1/4 HP Submersible Utility Pump

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Item Description

Amazon.com Item Description
The Simer Geyser II 1/four HP submersible utility pump comes with an eight-foot power cord, garden hose adapter, and a thermoplastic corrosion-resistant body. It characteristics a maximum pumping capacity of 1260 gph although its 115-volt, 6 Amp oil-filled Simer motor delivers dependable high efficiency. With built-in thermal overload protection, the pump comes with a 1-year limited warranty.

Technical Details

Tough and reliable 1/4 HP submersible utility pump
Pumps up to 1,260 gallons per hour
Rugged thermoplastic body resists corrosion, impacts, stress, and heat
Vent relief prevents air lock
1-year manufacturer's warranty

Buyer Critiques

I necessary to pump out a 20'x20'x7' deep pit filled to the top rated with rain water and with the usual muck (mud and leaves) at the bottom.
I took the pump out of the box, attached the included garden hose adapter (you just manually screw in on) attached a 25' garden hose connected a lengthy three-prong extension cord and lowered the pump to the bottom of the pit. It took a couple of seconds to "charge" (fill with water), then created an output like you'd get with a faucet on complete-blast. It ran for 20 hours continuously and emptied the pit down to the final handful of 10s of gallons ahead of I unplugged the extension cord from the garage outlet.
Now I could see that the pump had landed on its side on the mucky bottom, but (fortunately?) with the "anti-airlock hole" facing up. I say "fortunately?" for the reason that the power of the water going through this narrow anti-airlock hole is quite possibly sufficient to have excavated an adequate hole in the mud if the pump had landed anti-airlock-hole-side down. Next time I will try to use a bucket with holes punched in it to support shield the pump far better from muck and other detritus, but this time it worked fine lying unprotected, on its side, on the muddy bottom.
I also tried it on a ~1/2" deep puddle in my garage. Initially, it just sat there sputtering loudly via the anti-airlock hole but not moving any water by way of the hose. So, for you newbies (like me): If you're attempting to suck up really shallow pools of water, you have to "charge" the pump very first by submerging it in deep-enough water (I put to use a five gallon bucket of tap water) to get the water flowing out the leading exactly where the hose is connected. Then, as long as you move the working pump rapidly sufficient from the bucket to the floor, it will continue to pump water till it gets down to the 1/8th inch depth of water limit. Another reviewer had a amazing tip for shallow (ie <1/8th inch) water when he recommended making use of your wet/dry vac as a sump to collect this water, then submerging this pump into the filled-up wet/dry vac to empty.
And finally, a mighty shout out for Amazon's amazing customer service: My initially order was sent Parcel Post (Amazon's totally free shipping more than $25 solution) on 12/15, estimated to arrive 12/22. USPS tracking alleged that it was delivered on 12/18, but it without a doubt was NOT - a person was here all day. (It by no means did arrive.)
So, I applied Amazon's on-line alternative to request a call-back to my landline telephone inside 5 minutes. Wonder of wonders, a competent human did, and she offered, with no hesitation, to send me a replacement straight away through Zero cost next-day Fed-Ex. And that's precisely what occurred.

The elephants (circus) came to town and flooded my basement. This pump did the work of two males in an 1/eight of the time. Home Depot charges $30.00 far more for the same item, plus tax. I ordered on Thursday and received it on Saturday, w/free of charge shipping.