Adding a "Pony" Section of Suction Hose to Increase Pump Capacity

This 1:02-minute video was shot on October 20, 2013, at our Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar in Ashville, NY. The video shows increasing a pumper's capacity by adding a length of 3-inch suction hose (w/2-1/2-inch fittings.) The suction was added after the pumper was already drafting and the video shows priming the suction without activating the pump's primer system. With a 750, 1000, or 1250 gpm pump - this added 3-inch suction could mean the difference between having enough water to run multiple jet siphons or not. The video is narrated by Mark Davis from GBW Associates, LLC.

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  • @DK-sw6xx
    @DK-sw6xx4 жыл бұрын

    We nosed into the river off the boat ramp and did a double intake off each side of the pump two hard suctions each side , now that’s pumping water! Also Take this guys class !

  • @rogerwesthoff2492
    @rogerwesthoff24927 жыл бұрын

    Interesting to know you can add that after the initial set up.

  • @WildfireEngineer
    @WildfireEngineer5 жыл бұрын

    Nice video

  • @kenmacdonald4207
    @kenmacdonald42073 жыл бұрын

    The more water you get to the pump the more it can move! Try larger dia. Suction On steamer port 4.5- 6 Test the difference😱