WAYNE PC2 Portable Transfer Water Pump With Suction Hose And Attachment, Black, Small, GIDDS-521200

For the price, it is hard to beat this little pump. Like a couple of other purchasers, I used it to flush a Rinnai tankless water heater for 45 minutes per the manufacturer's directions. The pump ran flawlessly and was hardly warm at all. Here are some observations for those who will use it for similar purposes: 1. The Wayne pump is suppose to be self-priming but the instructions say to prime it with a tablespoon of vegetable oil. I primed the input hose with the water heater company's specified flushing fluid (vinegar) and it started pumping right away. 2. The illustration shows a transparent hose, but I received a 6-foot yellow garden type hose of high quality with brass connectors. It would have been nice to see the liquid flowing through the hose, but this was minor as I could verify the pumping action at the outlet end of the hoses. 3. The pump comes with a replacement impeller, hose gasket, motor brushes/springs, etc. Nice touch. 4. Mount the lightweight pump on a wood base to give it more stability. Otherwise, it will flop around every time your hoses are moved. 5. Note that the pump inlet and outlet are male fittings. This means that to connect to the tankless water heater (or perhaps to another hose), you will need a female-to-female adapter. I made one out of a piece of 10' scrap garden hose with the original female fitting at one end and I installed a replacement female fitting (sold at Home Depot for repairing hoses) at the other. One end was installed at the pump, the other at the water heater. (Short lengths of hose with female connectors at both ends are available as hookup hoses for clothes washers. New ones sometimes appear in thrift stores for as low as $1.00.) 6. Wear hearing protection when operating this pump indoors. While not ear piercing, it is noisy if operated inside a room. 7. When you finish flushing the waterless tank with vinegar and then with water, don't forget to flush the pump itself with water as well as the hoses and fittings. The vinegar is dilute acetic acid and it will eventually eat away at the brass plumbing fittings if not well flushed with water. 8. Finally, I noticed that there is a Hydropoint 1/10 hp utility pump similar to this Wayne pump sold by Amazon. It too is suppose to be self-priming, but I bought the Wayne pump because it had 10 times the number of feedback ratings and most of them were very favorable. While the Hydropoint may be just as good (it looks somewhat similar), I was not disappointed with the Wayne pump as it paid for itself the first time I used it. Update September 14, 2012: I again used this pump to flush the tankless water heater for 45 minutes. I did not prime it with vegetable oil or anything else to see if the pump is truly "primeless" as claimed and it sucked up the vinegar and pushed it through the water heater heat exchanger without a problem. I later flushed the pump with clear water from a 5 gallon bucket. It emptied the bucket in under 1 minute, living up to its claim of being able to pump about 340 gallons per hour. It's a neat little pump, already has paid for itself! Update October 5, 2016: This pump continues to operate flawlessly to flush the Rinnai tankless heater.

Just used this little Wayne pump to evacuate 40 gallons from the water heater in my basement upward and out to the driveway, so I could install a new water heater. Setup was easy (poured a tablespoon of vegetable oil in each of the ports to prime as instructed), pumping started immediately and the whole job only took nine minutes! The unit is solid and heavy for its size with a clean design, so it seems well made. I also have no idea why some reviews called this pump "noisy," because it just purred along smoothly at a reasonable decibel level, especially considering the work it was doing. Good tip: if you're not able to monitor the output of water at the other end of a hose and the source (like a water heater) is hidden from view, you'll know the pump is done when you hear the impeller rise in pitch because it's speeding up with no liquid resistance remaining. Then unplug the unit immediately so you don't risk burning it out.

I bought this to drain my pool cover when it has too much rainwater on it. PROS: 1. It is easy to use for almost any needs to transfer smaller quantities of water. 2. Depending on the need, it could be VERY effective (e.g. draining a fish tank) 3. I love the filter it comes with to put on the end of the hose. It is great to use on the pool cover, and keep debris from being sucked onto the pump. 4. It makes some noise, but in the outdoors, it doesn't seem to be bothersome (I don't know about inside). 5. If you have patience, it is a good price for a pump to remove water from a pool cover. CONS: 1. I like to have a power switch on anything that is used around water. It needs a switch of some kind. Since there is no power switch I am afraid to leave it alone when it is doing it's job. 2. Since there is no power switch I am afraid to leave it alone when it is doing it's job. 3. It needs some kind of fuse, just in case it gets wet and shorts. 4. The cord is a bit short for my needs, but I have been able to work with it. SUMMARY: I would like to find a pump that moves more water and meets the needs noted above.

I bought this pump several years ago when I had to move a 60 gallon hot water heater out of my basement. The pump worked like a charm and emptied the tank in no time. I then put it in its box and threw it on a shelf in my garage. Fast forward 10 years. I'm living in another house and record rains cause my basement to flood. My shop vac fails, and I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Eureka! I went and grabbed my old transfer pump. It moved enough water to keep me ahead of the flood and saved 2/3 of my finished basement from water damage. That bad boy ran for 48hrs straight and did a great job. At one point it was having issues, but actually came with a pretty good troubleshooting guide and extra parts. The same flooding issue happened again 3 months later. This time the pump saved my entire downstairs. I went ahead and ordered another one and some more spare parts. This thing works and works great

Giving a 1 star review is pretty unusual for me. I was frustrated that it died just a few days outside of the return window. When I plug it in now I hear absolutely nothing, not even a "click" or 60 hz hum, so I seems really dead. Since I may be using it in an atypical way and have had many other highly reviewed pumps also die, I'll give a few details and the reader can make up their own mind. Maybe "it's me". Also, maybe some readers would have comments or suggestions on my application. I'm using it to pump cold pool water through a home made solar pool heating collector, basically 500 feet of black garden hose arranged in a flat coil sitting on a concrete slab that gets a lot of sunlight. The water pressure seemed fine on the other end. Given this use case: I had the pump running about 9-10 hours a day; it might be that other folks use it more periodically. The water does have some chlorine and associated pool chemicals in it. A relative suggested that this might be harder on the seals in pumps than neutral tap water or rain water. The pump was in directly sunlight. However, it was at the COLD WATER INTAKE side of the system, so I thought that would be OK, since it's constantly getting cold water. Also, it's not super hot here, rarely gets above 90 degrees, often just over 80. Of course anything black in direct sunlight will get much hotter than that, and the casing is black, so I can't rule that out. 500 feet is a lot of hose to push water through. I'm not an expert but this will take more energy/pressure than pumping water through a shorter hose of the same diameter. I don't know how to calculate that, but the water pressure at the other end seemed decent. I could lift the output end of the hose 5 feet up into the air (well above the intake) and it could still easily push water out, so I thought it was fine. And finally, I think this is the 3rd or 4th pump that's failed. The previous pumps I had used were submersible "sump pumps", this was the first "transfer pump". For the next pump, I'm going to take my relative's advice and try a "magnetic drive" pump, on the chance that somehow the pool chemicals are unusually harsh on the seals of standard pumps. That's all I can think of. Would appreciate any comments.

I bought this pump because I wanted to be able to clear standing water after a rain. This pump advertised the ability to clear down to 1/8" inch, which was a deciding factor for me when compared to sump pumps. The suction attachment that comes with this pump did remove water down to almost nothing. The build quality seems excellent. The pump is extremely heavy metal construction and the box included a small bag of replacement parts. This pump worked as advertised for me. I followed the instructions and put a little vegetable oil into the pump to enable it to self-prime. It cleared my standing water and was actually kind of fun to watch. The only neutral thing I have to say about this pump is that the directions warn of shock danger if the pump motor gets wet. So, be aware that this is not a submersible pump. According to the directions, the inlet hose maximum length is 15 feet. So you should have a place within that distance to keep the pump out of the water. I considered deducting a star for this, but then realized that at this price point you can buy either a solid metal, quality construction pump OR a submersible, but not both. I got exactly what I needed and as advertised, so five stars.

I was looking for a pump to transfer rain and recycled water from 2 55gal barrels, to my tote, about 75 feet away, and up about 3 feet. The pump worked fine. It took about 40 minutes for 100 gals, so about 150 GPH. Talking to a guy waiting in line for recycled water fill up, he said he uses a irrigation pump that also runs his lawn sprinklers. He paid less than I paid for this pump. At HFreight with 20% off and on sale the Pacific Hydrostar #69303, which is a knock off of the Wayne PLS100. The Hydro does have a pressure shutoff switch, which the Wayne does not. My transfer rates won't improve much, but I can use it for lawn sprinklers. Again the PC2 was not a bad pump, but just not what I was looking for.

I run one of these on either end of my yard for rain catch barrels to water the garden. 3 50 gallon drums on either end of the house collecting from gutters. Got 3 way hose splitter connected to this pump. It pulls with a shower nozzle with fine pressure. DISCLAIMER: Sooprinse Garden Hose Inlet Filter for High Pressure Washer, Sediment Filter Attachment, 40 Mesh Screen, Extra 2 Pcs 100 Mesh, 3PCS O-Ring and 4PCS Filter Hose Washer Also buy that ^. It makes the flow smoother as well as gets out all the particulate which WILL clog your hose fast. Plenty of power to water the garden with rain water. GET THE FILTER, and put it AFTER the pump. You'd think the particulate would mess up the pump. We haven't had that to be the case and the pressure flows better from the filter AFTER the pump.

la calidad salta a la vista, hay varios usos que le puedes dar no es una bomba de uso rudo pero si soluciona esas emergencias de agua. ojo muy facil de operar

Small, but has a lot of power. I've used it several times, including draining post holes that we were digging that filled up with water, and then again to drain our pool for winterizing. The hose is of poor quality and kinks, but that's easy to replace. I think that it will come in handy in the future, and was a great purchase for the price.

Transfers 55 gal of water in under 10 min without a head. Will be trying it out at 10' of head next week but I'm sure it will work fine due to the pressure at 0 head..

This little pump really SUCKS - but in the best of ways! I like it so much I bought two! Well done, WAYNE!

Used this to pump out a flooded campsite. Works great. Doesnt need to be primed