Superior Pump 91197 Stainless 1 HP Steel Utility Pump

This is a powerful pump, I purchased this to use in my in ground swimming pool. I had a small pump before that attached to a garden hose. It took a lot of time to remove standing water in the bottom of the pool after using the pool pump to empty most of the water out. I had to fix some rough spots and cracks in the concrete. I decided to purchase a stronger pump to get the water out as I was using a hose to wet sand damaged areas in the pool. This pump comes with a 1.5 inch NPT adapter which allows you to hook up a garden hose to remove standing water. Even though the pump is very strong it is still restricted by the diameter of the garden hose. I decided to use my 1.5 inch hose that I use to clean the pool with, I purchased this item from amazon (Replacement for Hayward SPX1091Z7, SPX1091Z4 Adapters fits Pool Filter Pump Hose Adapter Fits 1 1/4"-1 1/2" Thread 1.5" Fitting Connector PVC 2 Pack) it threaded directly into the pump and now the water comes out in buckets! just thread the adapter fitting into the pump and attach the end of your1.5 inch pool cleaning hose onto the adapter. Even with my 5/8 inch hose running full blast into the pool the pump will empty all the water out. Pump works great and is made by a well known company. If I end up having to drain the pool again I will probably just use this pump instead of putting wear and tear on my expensive pool pump.

We have a small (about 400 gallons) pond that is contained inside a stone structure, so the pond is 'about' 4 feet deep... from the bottom of the pond to the top of the 'water chute' is about 6 feet.Centered below the water chute is a PVC 45 degree fitting to have 'about' 2/3 of the water flow going back to the pond for circulation... both 'up and over' and direct return lines have adjusting valves to determine how much water goes up and over and how much goes directly back into the pond.This pump, with the 3/4 inch 'hose thread' fitting on the top let me connect a 3/4 inch PVC line to go to the filter (not seen here) and back into the pond

Quite a performer. I wanted to do a slow drain on the liquids tank in my septic system by pumping it to the distribution box. I installed a 100 ft long 5/8" garden hose to it and lifted the hose up more than 10 ft above the liquid surface. It still pumped more water than I wanted, which speaks well for the pump, but not so much for my efforts at flow control. LOL. Simple to clean when done by pumping 15 gallons of clean water through the pump and hose. Great value and now I have a good flow pump should I ever have a need to clean up a flooded area.For better flow control, I'll use a C-clamp and some boards to pinch the hose until the flow rate is closer to my needs.

So far so good —- BUT it was a BRUTAL day trying to get the flat hose I bought to connect to the pumpIt says 1 1/4inch NPT so I bought a 1 1/4 inch flat hose to connect it and I needed to find an adapter at ACE hardware to get it to fitEven when I bought the adapter I needed boiling water and dishwasher soap to get it onGot it on though and pump works great —- just prepare to use a garden hose and sacrifice flow rate OR have a pain in the butt time getting a flat hose on itAlso the adapter you’ll need is a female 1 1/4 inch to 1 1/4 barb adapter :-)

This pump works great, I purchased this for my pool. However I had a pipe burst in the house and this was so helpful getting it cleaned up fast. Multiple uses out of one product, this is one of my best purchases.

I have been using the last two years to flush tankless water heaters, and they are working great after using vinegar. I store and reuse it. I believe it has a good quality motor.

This is such a great pump. We have the Bestway 5500 gallon pool from Costco and after the winter, had to drain half the pool of water that was left that had turned green. It took about 8 hours or so to drain it but it got nearly all of the water out. We attached it to a garden hose and had no issues whatsoever. Highly recommend it.