Karl, you made me go out and measure, the new pump does a litre in 30 sec, or doh, 2 l/min. So that's 120 l/hr, far below its rated 400 gph. The tubing and hardware restrictions really does have an effect. Doesn't help with the "7 litre" on the old pump. alistair
On 2011-08-12, at 8:56 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Mine takes about a minute (never actually timed or measured it) to fill a > liter tea kettle. My original pump was considerable faster, but still not > nearly 7L/min. > > Karl Wolz > > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > |On Behalf Of Alistair Bell > |Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 7:37 PM > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > |Subject: bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement > | > |I put in an inexpensive (24 bucks Can) bilge pump as a > |replacement for an ailing stock freshwater pump. It is rated > |at 400 gph at 3 ft. The stock pump had "7 litres" moulded on > |the housing and I wonder if that is litres/min? > | > |If that is so, then 7 l/m = 420 l/hr > | > |400 gph = 1,514 l/h, or 25 l/m (US gal) > | > |So it seems that the bilge pump would pump more/better. But to > |tell the truth, it didn't "seem" much better. But it works all > |the time as opposed to the baulky old stock one. > | > |alistair > |----- > |No virus found in this message. > |Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > |Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3829 - Release Date: > |08/12/11 > |
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