Perfect for watering large areas.

Lifesaver during water shortages.

The sump pump is very picky (delicate). This is my third one. The first one didn't work at all. It was replaced quickly (Kudos). The second one worked haphazardly. It overheats quickly, and needs time to cool off (half of a day). If it cooled off in an hour or so, it would be acceptable. But 1/2 a day lends to flooding. The machine also does not work well on uneven ground. I had to put it in a bucket and then funnel water into the bucket for it to work. I almost fell down the steps because coming down, the hose disconnected from the pump (not at the hose place, but at the bottom). It was screwed on very tightly. This kept happening. I have to say though that when the product works, it works very, very well. It's just not consistent.

I got this because I was told I may need a sump pump for my basement, as after it rains, there is usually standing water. Except I only have about an inch or two at the most. This needs more than that. At least above the intake valve. So, I will be keeping it for the emergency I hope I never have and hope it works then.

Since having this in my basement, I haven't had much basement water, so it has only been necessary a couple of times. But when the sump has accumulated a little water, the pump quickly disburses it outside. I do feel competent that if actual flooding occurs in the basement, this pump will do what it needs to do to save me days of cleanup. I have been very fortunate with my 150-year-old home, with a basement that has remained remarkably dry. But over the last two years, water has started to seep in from an unknown location, and I was faced with the sudden reckoning that everything I own in the basement has some essential connection to the floor. It is either ON the floor or sitting on something else that is ON the floor. Whichever the case, if the floor has standing water, whatever is closest to it better be sealed and waterproof.And chances of that being the case 100% of the time are next to nothing. When I did find water accumulating in mine, I cleaned it up, I THOUGHT, quite thoroughly and rearranged some crates to open the space up more in case it happened again. It wasn't for another 6 months or so. When I was spring-cleaning that I discovered the tote that contained a 30 volume set of leather-bound, 200+ year-old Shakespeare plays was cracked on the bottom side. The entire collection, which was irreplaceable, was destroyed. I was devastated.I decided then, that even though there had never been water in the basement before, it was too risky to take the chance there would never be water there again. I had to convince myself that it made sense to have someone come in and busta hole into the concrete floor to install this pump,because it is this old and has held up for 150 years without so much as a single crack. But the water had gotten down there that one time, apparently through a sealed off drain that I have no history on, and a newer drain had been installed in a corner, on the highest part of the floor! I don't know why the original drain was sealed, or how water has now found it to be an entry instead of an exit, or who the genius was that decided to put a new drain in at the highest spot of the floor (probably because it's in a corner behind a door and out of sight). But now the basement has to have at least 4 inches of flood water or sewage backing up before the first drop ever gets to pour into that new drain, then I still have that first four inches of primer to deal with. So the sump was put in where the original drain was and I hope it was the right thing to do!So far, so good. The only thing I can think of that would be beneficial for this pump to offer, would be an alarm or alert that would tell me it was taking in water, in the event of broken pipe or something that would allow a large volume of flood water in fast, so I could monitor and take steps to lessen potential damage if this pump couldn't keep up. Right now, I am just lucky the flooding is such a minor problem for me. I believe this is a good and sufficient pump for any usage a basement would require, and it is quite.

Let me tell you what, this thing is no joke. It moves water and it does it quickly and efficiently. I got this to use for a sump for a fish system (we are talking thousands of gallons of water, not just a little fish tank). I do not think this would be good for small amounts of water. This things pumps a lot of water and is super powerful, I think you could possibly burn up the machine with a small amount of water.This thing is super sturdy. It is well made and it is heavy. I had no issues with the motor. There was no skipping or sputtering. It runs smoothly and does its job. I would highly recommend this sump pump. This would be great for pools, big flooding projects, fish systems, ponds, or big drainage jobs. I think this is a super great value and I expect this to last a long time. It seems like it is high quality and I have not had a single issue with it. It is easy to use and figure out.It does need to be plugged in to work, so make sure you have the capability to do that with whatever job you need it to do. It also comes with different sized attachments and adapters, making it very versatile. The only issue this has is trapped air can mess with the machine, but I found that if you submerge it halfway in water, tilt it, and run it, it should get the air bubbles out. Otherwise no problems at all. Love this thing.

Worked like a champ in our dirty pool, pumped out about 8,900 gallons of our 9,000 gallon pool in about a day. It had strong pull as seen in the photo and our pool looks great now. My only complaint is, once the water level in the pool was about an inch deep, the pump stopped sucking up the water. We had to switch to another pump that pulled almost flat from the floor, and then use a wet dry vacuum to get the last few puddles of water. All and all it worked well. I just wish it would not have left an Inch of water for us to figure out how to get out of the pool. All and all, it worked great until almost the end.

pumps good only it leaves about 2 inches