Portable Sump Pump 1.5HP Submersible Water Draining Pump 5500GPH Remove Dirty Clean Water with Adapters for Pool Basement Garden Spa Hot Tub Pond Flood Yard Water Tank

pumps good only it leaves about 2 inches

The media could not be loaded. I was given this Sump Pump for free in order to provide an unbiased review as a part of Amazon's Vine program. I like how easy it is to carry around and move this sump pump. I'm 5'4" so it's helpful because it doesn't overwhelm me. I tested this sump pump on an above ground portable swimming pool which we have on a roof-top deck. I liked the speed with which it emptied the pool as well as the soft hum of its motor. Also, because we could attach our hose to it, we were able to use the water (non-chlorinated) to water our trees. That's a huge win for us because my sister and I like to re-use and re-purpose natural resources. The only downside was the instruction manual which only contained photos. I'm a word person. The lack of guidance led to my first attempt turning the sump pump into a Vesuvius-like water fountain. But that was manageable and made me appreciate the two hose adapters. There's also a blue rope to aid in lowering the sump pump in deep water. I did not need to use it. The rating is a 4.5 because I do not know how durable this sump pump will be over time. I hope this helps you.

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.

My hot tub has a drain, but for some reason that I will never understand the drain is not all the way at the bottom of the hot tub, it's an inch or so above, so when I drain it there is always an inch or two of water, along with all of the stuff that has settled to the bottom. I have tried many ways to get that last bit of water and crud out, anywhere from scooping it out with a cup, wetvac, handheld pump, etc, but they are all a pain. I had a sump pump from harbor freight for a while but it died, plus it was really designed for floods because it had a sensor and would old pump if the sensor was floating, which didn't work great for the bottom of the hot tub. So I just tried this pump this weekend for the first time and it worked great. It moves a lot of water so the last little bit was gone in a minute or so and it sucked every last bit of water out. It sucked out all the small gunk but there were a few larger leaves and such that it could suck up, but that was a quick cleanup. It does have a simple filter so it doesn't suck up anything that would clog the pump. It also comes with several adapters including a garden hose adapter, which is what I used. It did stop pumping a couple times when it got near the bottom, but unplugging/replugging it would get it going again. I'm not sure how long this pump will last, but seems well made and hopefully should last for many years.

Lightweight but sturdy, this has plenty of pumping power for my purpose. It is not designed for commercial use, so I'd be hesitant to use it in a situation where it would be needed to run long term in a critical function. It has multiple options (adaptor sizes and threads) for the outlet, making it easy to use a garden hose or a more permanent set up.I have a number of 1,000 gallon ornamental fish ponds, with above ground filtering tanks. This pump is perfect for draining them for cleaning or liner repair. Its light weight and compact size makes it easy to move from one location to another.I have used this pump for about three months now and its performance has been flawless.

Unless mine was deffective, it doesnt have enough pressure to push from under my house. Tried with multiple hoses only pushed out prolly a inch of water, that never made it through the hose. That video is false no where near that much pressure deffinitwlt will be returning

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.