There are several types of hand water pump available in the market today. Depending on your needs and application, available are hand-operated siphon, push-type hand pump, hand crank water pump and the high capacity industrial hand pump. For large volume transfers, a high capacity industrial hand pump is an ideal to use. Commonly used in third world countries in Asia for extracting water from a deep well. They are mostly found in remote places where there’s no electricity like provinces. Deep well is the primary source of water in this places and almost every house have their own hand water well pump installed. They use it to collect water for drinking, bathing and washing their clothes and dishes. Also, they use it in their farms for cleaning pig pen and watering their crops.
Made of cast iron and stainless metal they are durable and can last for many years or even a lifetime. Due to few moving parts construction they are almost maintenance free. Usually they only replace the rubber o-rings when too much leak is present. With its long lever arm you can operate it almost effortless and can pump large volume of water quickly. These pumps are installed and bolted directly on top of the well, so they are fixed in one location. Another type of portable water pump is the hand cranked pump. They are portable and best to use in places where there’s no near electrical outlet like in the farm or when you are in the middle of a jungle doing camping, bringing a hand cranked pump or hand operated pump is very handy. For small jobs like transferring liquid from one container to the other a siphon is the best tool to use. Compact and lightweight they can easily use to transfer water, gas, oil and other non corrosive liquids. Bring it with you when you travel using your car to remote places where there’s no gasoline station. And use it to transfer gas from your spare gas container when you ran out of gas. You can also use them to transfer liquids from a big container to fill small bottles or replacing dirty water from aquariums without having a mess. When using a hand operated water pump or any other pump you must always take into consideration the type of liquid you are transferring. Using a water pump to an oil-based liquid can make the rubber gaskets to swell and check valves to malfunction. On the other hand oil-based pumps will work perfectly fine for water-based liquids.
Northern Industrial Hand Press Pump – This pump is hard to find these days, unless you know where to look and what keyword to search there many shops are offering them. Some people call them pitcher pump because of the shape that resembles the shape of a pitcher, others call it a deep well hand pump, jet-o-matic, industrial hand pump and “red jacket” hand pump because of the original version of this pump is colored red. They are very cheap and are being used in pumping large volume of water quickly and easily. They are very heavy though, so if you are planning to buy them physically you should bring your car. If you don’t want to carry them, you might want to purchase them online and have them delivered in front of your doorstep. [ read more ]
HD High Volume Hand Water Pump – Ideal for deep well water system, normally used in conjunction with a deep well electric pump and being used as emergency back-up pump just in case your main electric pump broke or if there’s a power failure or brownout. Installing it is very easy, just put the piping, some people use a PVC pipe, and install a foot valve at the end of the pipe before inserting it down the well. Some models of this type of pump need it to be primed when first installed in order to work, but some people who already bought and installed one of these says it doesn’t need to be prime and works very well.
biOrb Cleaner Pump – This hand pump is commonly used by aquarium enthusiast and commonly being sold in pet shops that sells fish pets. Use it to remove and replace water from aquarium instead of manually doing them to avoid any mess of spilling the dirty water on your floor. This type of pump has a simple construction and made of plastic. If you are not familiar with this pump you probably mistaken it for a toy. It is also very easy to operate. With a few squeeze of the pump it can easily drain a 20 gallon aquarium tank quickly and easily. It is also very cheap compared to the convenient you can get in removing or transferring any liquid. [ read more ]
5 Gallon Bottle Drinking Water Pump – This hand press pump is very cheap and ideal to use in 5 gallon bottled drinking water. You can bring and use it anywhere, bring it with you if you are planning to organize a picnic or while working on a big project in remote job-sites. So instead of manually pouring the water from the bottle which is prone to water spill, you can just replace the cap and install it directly. With a few squeeze on the pump you can easily extract a glass of thirst quenching water anywhere when you need it. It is also good for home use where there’s no electricity or when there’s a temporary out of water supply. [ read more ]
Dolphin Manual Drinking Water Pump – If you are looking for a durable bottled hand pump this is the one you need. There are other brands that offer the same pump but this one has a good product review. People who bought them actually say they are satisfied with the performance and they work as expected. Some brands have few issues to durability and they don’t last as expected, so be careful in choosing the right one, read what other say to avoid repeating the same mistake other people encountered. Like most manual water pumps it is ideal for use in outdoor activities like camping and picnics. Other people use them in their workplace or job sites. It is very lightweight and compact so carrying it anywhere wouldn’t be a problem. [ read more ]
Other Types Of Hand Pumps
Transferring water from one container to the other especially when the opening is too small is very hard and messy. Lifting and holding the container in mid-air while you do the transfer needs a strong man. Not to mention when you are transferring it to a container with a small opening. Even if you have a steady hand, the heavy weight you are lifting is enough to cause you to miss and cause more spills than transfer. Use it to drain melted snow from a pool cover or removing stagnant shallow water from abandoned swimming pool. The principle used in a hand cranked pump and the electric ones is basically the same. The electric motor is replaced by a lever with a handle so you can use it to rotate the pump manually. The longer the lever arm the easier for it to rotate but you swing harder. Inside is a series of impeller blades which actually responsible for the transfer. There’s also a check valve so that the flow of water is only in one direction. This is good especially when you are transferring it to an elevated location or the water source is deeper.
