Water pump at the dock?

loony · 03-12-2007, 12:04 PM

Try a relative low volume inexpensive submersable sump pump with a hose fitting. Its the kind that's open in the bottom and can draw water down to 1/4" depth. It costs about $40-$60.
I use one to draw water from a stream for irrigation. I placed it in a milk crate about 1/4 filled with small stones, and stones surrounding it to filter out any sediment. I carefully dropped whole thing in the stream and plug it in to use it.
Thinking back, a bucket drilled with holes and partialy filled with stones would work better- and be easier to drop into the stream. The crate was all I had at the time.....

03-12-2007, 12:04 PM	#5
loony Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Try a relative low volume inexpensive submersable sump pump with a hose fitting. Its the kind that's open in the bottom and can draw water down to 1/4" depth. It costs about $40-$60. I use one to draw water from a stream for irrigation. I placed it in a milk crate about 1/4 filled with small stones, and stones surrounding it to filter out any sediment. I carefully dropped whole thing in the stream and plug it in to use it. Thinking back, a bucket drilled with holes and partialy filled with stones would work better- and be easier to drop into the stream. The crate was all I had at the time.....