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water pump capacity?
Posted: Dec 27th, '11, 18:26
by wlbsr
would anyone care to guess the gph capacity of the raw water pump at normal 120v rpms in a nextgen 3.5? Thanks Bill
Posted: Dec 27th, '11, 19:29
by Harry Babb
I ran my 5KW Northern Lights on a 5 gallon bucket and it emptied the bucket in very short order......like less than a minute.
I'm gonna guess that your pump has a 3/4" suction hose......and will pump about 500/700 gallons per hour......I'm also guessing that the genset runs at 1800 RPM.
I don't think it matters much what kind of Genset it is or what kind of engine it is......mostly the pump size and RPM.
hb
Posted: Dec 27th, '11, 21:19
by wmachovina
I changed the burned out impeller in my 3.5 and don't see how it could pump much water, it's a very very tiny impeller,very very
Posted: Dec 27th, '11, 21:43
by Harry Babb
What size is the discharge line on your pump?
hb
Posted: Dec 28th, '11, 08:27
by wlbsr
from the looks of the output seems to be much less than a 2000 gph although it is hard to tell because of the larger discharge size and the discharge location at the water line.
harry - i will check the output size in a day or two when i am at the boat (i think its an inch or an inch and 1/4
i am having to re-route this intake because of a tight corner from the original installation so it would be a good time to put in a valve and a pickup for an additional emergency pump. just dont think it is worth the effort for less than 1000 gph.